Managerial Roles
Henry Mintzberg a
management thinker identified ten roles and classified them within three broad
categories.
1. Interpersonal Roles
2. Informational Roles
3. Decisional Roles
Interpersonal Roles: (FLL)
a) Figure
head role:In this role a manager
performs symbolic duties required tatus of his office. His activities include
to greet the visitors attends the employee family functions.
b) Leader: Responsible for the motivation
and activation of subordinates. Responsible for staffing, training and
associated duties.
c) Liaison: It describes a manager‟s
relationship with the outsiders. A manager maintains smooth
relation with other organization government‟s industry groups etc.
2.
Informational
Roles: (MDS)
a) Monitor: A manager scans the environment
and collects internal and external information‟s.
b) Disseminator: Manager
distributes the information to his subordinates in order to achieve
organizational objectives.
c) Spokes
person: Transmits the information‟s to
the outside of the organization.
3.
Decision Role: (NERD)
a) Negotiator: As a manager he bargains with suppliers, dealers, trade union, agents etc.
b) Entrepreneur: Initiates and supervises design
of organizational improvement projects.
c) Resource allocated: Manager is responsible for allocation of human, monetary and material resources.
d) Disturbance handler: Responsible for corrective action
when organization faces on expected problems.
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