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:A [[decisional role]] is the ''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&#8209;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>
 
:A [[decisional role]] is the ''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&#8209;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>
  
===Roles in interpersonal relationships===
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===Interpersonal relationships===
:An [[informational role]] is the ''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&#8209;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>
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===Roles in the transfer of information===
 
===Roles in the transfer of information===

Revision as of 20:47, 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

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.
LevelDecisional role
Non‑managerNegotiatorRarely, allocatorDisturbance handlerRarely, visionary
FrontlineResource allocator
Middle
TopVisionary

Interpersonal relationships

Main wikipage: Decisional role

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.
LevelInterpersonal role
Non‑managerRarely, figureheadRarely, influencerLiaison
FrontlineFigureheadInfluencer
Middle
Top