middle management

American  

noun

1. the middle echelon of administration in business and industry.

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middle management British  

noun

1. a level of management in an organization or business consisting of executives or senior supervisory staff in charge of the detailed running of an organization or business and reporting to top management Compare top management

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Other Word Forms

• middle manager noun

Etymology

Origin of middle management

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

By then, middle management will be a hot job again, the study predicts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The way companies have hollowed middle management is so dramatic that a new study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce projects a shortage of 2.9 million managers in 2032.

From The Wall Street Journal

"For too long, cyber security has been a concern of the middle management and only gets escalated to the seniors in a crisis," Jarvis said.

From Barron's

He also casts doubt on the "ringleader" label, saying that Tiger was more middle management.

From BBC

"It's at the middle management level, where you find the gatekeepers and the people who support doing things properly, not just keeping the schedule going."

From BBC