line manager vs. immediate manager
English translation: specific vs. generic term
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|  Selected response from: William [Bill] Gray Norway Local time: 12:25 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | possible difference |
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| 3 +1 | There can be a major difference. |
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| 3 | specific vs. generic term |
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7 mins confidence: 
See comments below... Explanation: Unless there is any reason to think that a specific distinction is being made, I would certainly naturally regard these two terms as synonymous; 'line manager' tends to be more 'in jargon' in HR speak, whereas 'immediate manager' tends to be more the way ordinary people speak. |
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12 mins confidence:
specific vs. generic term Explanation: This is the conclusion I come to from the link below. The sentence is taken directly from page 20 of the document. Line manager is a specific term referring to someone who is the immediate (i.e. nearest) to the employee. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:Cl743_rXtKAJ:gov.im/lib... |
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36 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1possible difference Explanation: As Tony and Bill have said your line manager is usually your immediate superior. However, in very large organizations there could be a hierachy within the line management, particularly when you consider that the term is sometimes used in a more general way to mean a product line, or a particular organizational aspect. In this case there could be an intermediate manager, who reported to the line manager, or even to another intermediate manager. In these days of multinational companies "lines" can get very long! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2007-08-13 21:06:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another point is that the hierachy does not stop at line managers, who also have "immediate managers". So if your employee was a line manager, they would contact their immediate manager. |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1There can be a major difference. Explanation: At a lot of defense oriented software companies, they have "matrixed support" That is, there is a functional manager (probably what you are calling "line manager") who is responsible for getting work (within the company) for his people. Once this work is found, the person now works for Project A and has an immediate manager on that project who tells him/her what to do on a day-to-day basis. When it comes time for performance reviews, both managers will talk about your performance befor the functional manager gets together with others in his chain and sets the new salaries. Read the links, this might help. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_management Reference: http://management.about.com/od/projectmanagement/g/MatrixMan... |
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