What Titles Do Managers Have?

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Aditi Banga is an associate product manager at Pocket Gems, a firm in San Francisco that makes and publishes mobile games such as Pet Tap Hotel and Paradise Cove. Collaborating with multiple teams of engineers and designers, she manages games from initial concept through development to product launch.

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Although they can have a variety of titles, identifying exactly who the managers are in an organization shouldn’t be difficult. In a broad sense, managers can be classified as top, middle, first-line, or team leaders. (See Exhibit 1–2.) Top managers are those at or near the top of an organization. ...

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