What Is a Difference Between Middle Managers and Upper-Level Managers

question 50

Multiple Choice

What is a difference between middle managers and upper-level managers that makes ethics training of particular importance for the middle manager?

• A) Middle managers place more pressure on their subordinates than they receive from their own upper-level managers.
• B) Middle managers are often younger and more inexperienced, and thus, they are in greater need of instruction.
• C) Middle managers have less hierarchical pressure to keep them disciplined.
• D) Middle managers have greater impact on the ethics of subordinates.

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