# manager (administrative)

a person who controls a group’s work

- Computed level: L9 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: manager

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [control](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-control.ability), [groups](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-groups.collection), [work](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-work.effort), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** control over a group’s work creates a manager

**Novel properties:**
- authority over others
- responsibility for outcomes

## Examples
- In 2023, Satya Nadella directed Microsoft’s shift to AI-integrated cloud services, reallocating 30% of engineering teams to Azure AI projects. *(institutions)*
- The Panama Canal Authority coordinates lock operations, scheduling 40 daily transits across seven water bridges to maintain global shipping flow. *(engineering)*
- At Toyota’s Motomachi plant, team leaders use andon cords to halt assembly lines when defects occur, ensuring quality control by worker escalation. *(economics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-manager.administrative*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-manager.administrative.json*  
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