middle management

noun

: management personnel intermediate between operational supervisors and policymaking administrators
middle manager noun

Examples of middle management in a Sentence

He was just promoted to middle management.
Recent Examples on the Web In contrast, just 20% of those with a decade or more under their belt consider calling it quits on middle management. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024 But layers of middle management, ridiculous bureaucracy and HR distractions take you away from serving their needs. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Although Anderson is pitching the move as an innovative way of transforming its corporate hierarchy and giving employees more choice, trimming middle management to save costs and become more efficient is nothing new. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024 Senior management is often hands-on, while middle management is always hands-on. Jc Gaillard, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 Key learnings included the role of the knowledge worker, emphasis on pre-skilling employees, and the importance of middle management. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2024 Middle Management: As CMAs gain experience and move into middle management roles like Finance Managers or Controllers, their salaries notably increase, averaging around $122,000. Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024 McCay’s 1959 book, for example, is mainly a reaction to the postwar expansion of managerial capitalism, with its emphasis on hierarchy and endless layers of middle management. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024 Decisiveness is the antithesis of how many corporations make decisions, with multiple layers of middle management, or government agencies and their endless committees and meetings. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of middle management was in 1941

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“Middle management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20management. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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