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Mintzberg's Managerial Roles

As what I have read on some articles, Mintzberg's Managerial Roles are divided into three sections, namely, the interpersonal, informational, and decision roles.

Mintzberg then identified ten separate roles in managerial work, each role defined as an organized collection of behaviors belonging to an identifiable function or position out of these three sections.

1. FIGUREHEAD: the manager performs ceremonial and symbolic duties as head of the organization.

2. LEADER: fosters a proper work atmosphere and motivates and develops subordinates.

3. LIAISON: develops and maintains a network of external contacts to gather information.

4. MONITOR: gathers internal and external information relevant to the organization.

5. DISSEMINATOR: transmits factual and value based information to subordinates.

6. SPOKESPERSON: communicates to the outside world on performance and policies.

7. ENTREPRENEUR: designs and initiates change in the organization.

8. DISTURBANCE HANDLER: deals with unexpected events and operational breakdowns.

9. RESOURCE ALLOCATOR: controls and authorizes the use of organizational resources.

10. NEGOTIATOR: participates in negotiation activities with other organizations and individuals.

Although, individual capabilities of a person had a great effect on the implementation of each role, still it's the organization who determines the need of the particular roles for what the Manager assessed for an individual.

References:
http://www.provenmodels.com/88/ten-managerial-roles/mintzberg

1 comments:

penflame said...

uhm...i think we have the same reference guide. hehe

Don't forget to include footnotes / citations of your sources..or else!

:-)