Top management

Person or group of people who directs and controls an organization (3.21) at the highest level Note 1 to entry: Top management has the power to delegate authority and provide resources (3.29) within the organization. Note 2 to entry: If the scope of the management system (3.16) covers only part of an organization, then top management refers to those who direct and control that part of the organization. Note 3 to entry: This constitutes one of the common terms and core definitions of the high level structure for ISO management system standards.