In everyday usage, people often refer to management as a group of managers in an organization. For example the CEO and other high level managers often referred to as top management. The managers under them are may be referred to as middle management, and so on.
The term can also be referred to the tasks that managers do. These tasks include planning, organizing, leading and controlling the work of an organization. Thus, in purely academic terms, management can be referred to as the tasks and activities involved in directing an organization or one of its units: planning, organizing, leading controlling.
Types of management
One of the distinction that can be made between different types of management is that between line and staff management. Because business is so complex, one person cannot hope to command the knowledge and skills required to carryout every management role effectively. Hence, it is necessary to for each manager to draw on skills, abilities and knowledge of others. Organizations therefore appoint specialists, called staff managers, who have competence and techniques and methods in their area of expertise.
Staff managers advise, counsel and assist line managers. Line managers are responsible for the achievement of the identified goals of the organization: they are responsible for results. Another useful distinction between staff and line managers is that staff manager is that staff managers advise on the most effective and efficient means of doing the work and achieving organizational goals, while line managers decide what will be done and supervise those who actually do the work.
Source:
Management-A Competency-Based Approach by Hellriegel
Human Resource management by Jeremy Seward
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