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Ravi is a production manager at a Pune auto-parts firm. He receives the company's annual plan from the directors, prepares the production plans for his department, and instructs the shift supervisors to carry them out. Which description best fits his position?

Ravi is a middle-level manager. He takes the directors' overall plans, turns them into departmental production plans and passes instructions to shift supervisors, so he links top management with the first-line level. He neither formulates corporate strategy nor directly supervises workers.

  1. AHe is a middle-level manager who links top management with supervisorsCorrect
  2. BHe is a top-level manager who formulates corporate strategy
  3. CHe is a supervisory manager who directly oversees workers
  4. DHe is a non-managerial employee executing orders

Explanation

Ravi receives overall plans from top management, converts them into departmental plans and directs supervisors. This is the typical role of middle management, which acts as a link between top and first-line levels. He does not supervise workers directly, so the supervisory option is wrong.

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