Managerial role

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.

Roles in decision-making

Main wikipage: Decisional role

A decisional role is the 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

Roles in interpersonal relationships

An informational role is the 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

Roles in the transfer of information

An interpersonal role is the 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
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