.MANAGERIEAL ROLES: this is divides are 3 parts and each role contains 3 types

 INTER PEERSONAL ROLES: 1.FIGURE HEAD ROLE

2. LEADER ROLE

3. LISON ROLE

 INFORMATIONAL ROLES: 1.MONITOR ROLE

2. DISSEMINATOR ROLE

3. SPOKES MEN ROLE

 DECISIONAL ROLES: 1.ENTREPRENEUR ROLE

2. DISTURBANCE HANDLER ROLE3. RESOURCE ALLOCATOR ROLE

4. NEGOTIATOR ROLE

FIGURE HEAD ROLE: acts as legal and symbolic head; performs obligatory social, ceremonial or 

Legal duties. {hosts retirement dinners, luncheons for employees, and plant

Dedications; attend civic affaires; signs contracts on behalf of firm.}

LEADER ROLE: motivations, develops and guides subordinates; oversees staffing, training, and

Associated activities {introduces management by objectives [MBO], develops a

Challenging work climate, provides a sense of direction, acts as a role model}.

LIAISON ROLE: maintains a network of contacts and information sources out side the top management

in order to obtain information and assistance {meets with key people from the task environment ,meets formally and informally with corporate division managers and the

CEOs of other firms}

MONITOR ROLE: seeks and obtain information in order to understand the corporation and its

Environments; acts as the nerve centre for the corporation (reviews status reports

From vice-president, reviews key indicators of corporate performance, scans wall

Street journal and key trade journals, joins select clubs and societies).

DISSEMINATOR ROLE: transmits information to the rest of the top management team and other 

Key people in the corporation {chairs staff meetings, transmits policy letters,Communicates five year plans}.

SPOKES MEN ROLE: transmits information to key groups and people in the task environment{prepares annual report to stock holders, talks to the chamber of commerce,

States corporate policy to the media, participates in advertising compaigns,

Speaks before congressional committees}.

ENTREPRENEUR ROLE: searches the corporation and its environment for projects to improve

Products, processes, and structure; then supervises the design and

Implementation of these projects.{introduces cost reduction programmes,Makes plant trip to division, changes forecasting system, brings in subcontr-

-Act work to level the workload, reorganizes the corporation}.

 

DISTURBANCE HANDLER ROLE: takes corrective action in times of disturbance or crisis.

{personally talks key creditors, interest groups, congressional committees, union leaders;establishes investigative committees; revises objectives, strategies, and policies}.

  RESOURCE ALLOCATOR ROLE: allocates corporate resources by making and /or approvingdecisions {reviews budgets, revises programme, scheduling, initiates strategic planning, plans

 personal load, sets objectieves.}

NEGOTIATOR: represents the corporation in negotiating important agreements; may speak directly

with key representatives of groups in the task environment or work through a negotiator;

negotiates disagreements with in the corporation by working with conflicting division heads

{works with labour as negotiator; resolves disputes, negotiates with cteditors, suppliers andcreditors}.

THESE ROLES ALSO CALLED “KEY ROLES OF MANAGERS”

  _____ HENRY MINTZBERG