The middle-level management play an important role in communication between the college and
teachers. Owing to the source of maritime teachers and the uniqueness of their work, the
middle-level management’s capacity of communication and incentives is of particular
importance for teachers, acting as“lubricating agent”. A theoretical hypothesis is
proposed with regard to the role of middle-management’s communication and incentives. Based
on the analysis of a survey in a maritime college in Shanghai, it explores the role of
factors such as the middle-management’s quality, mode and frequency of communication in
incenting teachers, and puts forward practical and feasible suggestions and measures for
promoting the capacity of middle-management’s incentives in maritime colleges.