Question

At which level of management hierarchy intellectual skill is the most important & vital?

• A. Lower
• B. Middle
• C. Higher
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Higher

The top level managers require more conceptual skills and less technical skill. Conceptual skills involve intellectual skills which include the formulation of ideas, conceptualization about abstract and complex situations. Using these skills, managers must be able to see the organization as a whole. They have to understand the relationships among various subunits, and visualize how organization fits into its broader environment.