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According to [[Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition)]], | According to [[Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition)]], | ||
:[[Managerial role]]. A specific action or behavior expected of and exhibited by a [[manager]]. | :[[Managerial role]]. A specific action or behavior expected of and exhibited by a [[manager]]. | ||
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| + | ==Classification== | ||
| + | Henry Mintzberg studied actual managers and concluded that what managers do can best be described by looking at the ''Roles'' they engage in at work. | ||
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| + | ===Decision-making roles=== | ||
| + | :''Main wikipage: [[Decisional role]]'' | ||
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| + | :[[Decisional role]]. A [[managerial role]] that revolves around making choices. [[Henry Mintzberg]] identified the following four [[decisional role]]s: [[negotiator]], [[resource allocator]], [[disturbance handler]], and [[entrepreneur]].<blockquote><table class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align:center;"><tr><td>Level</td><th colspan="4">[[Decisional role]]</th></tr><tr><th>[[Non-manager|Non‑manager]]</th><td rowspan="4">'''[[Negotiator]]'''</td><td>Rarely, [[Resource allocator|allocator]]</td><td rowspan="4">[[Disturbance handler|Disturbance '''handler''']]</td><td rowspan="3">Rarely, [[visionary]]</td></tr><tr><th>[[Frontline manager|Frontline]]</th><td rowspan="3">[[Resource allocator|Resource '''allocator''']]</td></tr><tr><th>[[Middle manager|Middle]]</th></tr><tr><th>[[Top officer|Top]]</th><td>'''[[Visionary]]'''</td></tr></table></blockquote> | ||
| + | #*[[Informational role]]. A [[managerial role]] that involves collecting, receiving, and disseminating information. [[Henry Mintzberg]] identified the following three [[informational role]]s: [[monitor]], [[disseminator]], and [[spokeperson]].<blockquote><table class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align:center;"><tr><td>Level</td><th colspan="3">[[Informational role]]</th></tr><tr><th>[[Non-manager|Non‑manager]]</th><td rowspan="4">'''[[Monitor]]'''</td><td rowspan="4">'''[[Disseminator]]'''</td><td rowspan="2">Rarely, [[spokeperson]]</td></tr><tr><th>[[Frontline manager|Frontline]]</th></tr><tr><th>[[Middle manager|Middle]]</th><td rowspan="2">'''[[Spokeperson]]'''</td></tr><tr><th>[[Top officer|Top]]</th></tr></table></blockquote> | ||
| + | #*[[Interpersonal role]]. A [[managerial role]] that involves people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature. [[Henry Mintzberg]] identified the following three [[interpersonal role]]s: [[figurehead]], [[leader]], and [[liaison]].<blockquote><table class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align:center;"><tr><td>Level</td><th colspan="3">[[Interpersonal role]]</th></tr><tr><th>[[Non-manager|Non‑manager]]</th><td>Rarely, [[figurehead]]</td><td>Rarely, [[influencer]]</td><td rowspan="4">'''[[Liaison]]'''</td></tr><tr><th>[[Frontline manager|Frontline]]</th><td rowspan="3">'''[[Figurehead]]'''</td><td rowspan="3">'''[[Influencer]]'''</td></tr><tr><th>[[Middle manager|Middle]]</th></tr><tr><th>[[Top officer|Top]]</th></tr></table></blockquote> | ||
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Revision as of 20:42, 13 June 2020
Managerial role is a specific action or behavior expected of and exhibited by a manager.
Definition
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Managerial role. A specific action or behavior expected of and exhibited by a manager.
Classification
Henry Mintzberg studied actual managers and concluded that what managers do can best be described by looking at the Roles they engage in at work.
Decision-making roles
- Main wikipage: Decisional role
- Decisional role. A managerial role that revolves around making choices. Henry Mintzberg identified the following four decisional roles: negotiator, resource allocator, disturbance handler, and entrepreneur.
Level Decisional role Non‑manager Negotiator Rarely, allocator Disturbance handler Rarely, visionary Frontline Resource allocator Middle Top Visionary
- Informational role. A managerial role that involves collecting, receiving, and disseminating information. Henry Mintzberg identified the following three informational roles: monitor, disseminator, and spokeperson.
Level Informational role Non‑manager Monitor Disseminator Rarely, spokeperson Frontline Middle Spokeperson Top - Interpersonal role. A managerial role that involves people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature. Henry Mintzberg identified the following three interpersonal roles: figurehead, leader, and liaison.
Level Interpersonal role Non‑manager Rarely, figurehead Rarely, influencer Liaison Frontline Figurehead Influencer Middle Top
- Informational role. A managerial role that involves collecting, receiving, and disseminating information. Henry Mintzberg identified the following three informational roles: monitor, disseminator, and spokeperson.
