What differentiates supervisory positions from all other levels of management? 2 is the owner manager of a small store with three employees an operative employee a supervisor a top manager? Explain 3 what specific tasks are common to all managers regardless of their level of organization? Contrast time spent on management functions by supervisors versus top management. The best rank and file employees should be promoted to supervisors do you agree pr disagree with this statement? Explain. 6 why is conceptual competence more important for top managers than it is for the first level supervisors? a supervisor is both a key person and just another employee explain this phenomenon