Role
In social units and human sciences, a role is a set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit. Managerial roles can serve as an example. In systems engineering, a role can refer to a system-user role.
Definitions
According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),
- Role. A set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit.
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Role. Behavior patterns expected of someone occupying a given position in a social unit.
According to Marketing Management by Keller and Kotler (15th edition),
- Role. The activities a person is expected to perform.
According to Looking Out, Looking In by Adler, Proctor (15th edition),
- Role. A set of expectations about how to communicate.
