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Which role involves maintaining contacts inside and outside the organization?
Which role involves maintaining contacts inside and outside the organization?
In Mintzberg's decisional role, which function is primarily about resolving conflicts among employees?
In Mintzberg's decisional role, which function is primarily about resolving conflicts among employees?
What aspect of management emphasizes the importance of hiring, firing, and performance management?
What aspect of management emphasizes the importance of hiring, firing, and performance management?
Which role is associated with setting goals and managing time effectively according to Kotter?
Which role is associated with setting goals and managing time effectively according to Kotter?
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What does the networking role focus on within Luthans' framework of manager roles?
What does the networking role focus on within Luthans' framework of manager roles?
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Study Notes
Mintzberg's Manager Roles
Informational Role
- Monitor: Tracks performance levels and ensures goals are met.
- Disseminator: Shares important information internally, e.g., emails to employees.
- Spokesperson: Communicates information externally, such as reports to investors.
- Managers employ various methods to gather and share information effectively.
Interpersonal Role
- Figurehead: Acts as a symbolic leader of the organization, representing its values.
- Leader: Responsible for selecting, mentoring, and engaging employees through rewards.
- Liaison: Builds and maintains valuable contacts within and outside the organization.
- Emphasis on relationship building; effective managers balance doing things right with ethical leadership.
Decisional Role
- Entrepreneur: Identifies opportunities amidst challenges and initiates change.
- Disturbance Handler: Resolves conflicts among employees and manages crises.
- Resource Allocator: Determines the best use of resources such as time and budget.
- Negotiator: Engages in negotiations with other organizations or stakeholders.
Luthans' Manager Roles
- Routine Communication: Facilitates the exchange of information within the team.
- Traditional Management: Adheres to established management practices like controlling and decision making.
- Networking: Utilizes social skills and emotional intelligence to build connections, accelerating career advancement.
- Human Resource Management: Manages hiring, firing, and performance to enhance employee loyalty and satisfaction.
Kotter's Manager Roles
- Agenda Setting: Focuses on establishing goals and effective time management.
- Agenda Implementation: Translates action plans into actionable tasks.
- Networking: Skilled in using influence tactics to strengthen professional relationships.
Simon and Isenberg Insights
- Power of Intuition: Relies on gut feelings and instinctual understanding to make decisions.
- Situational Sensing: Adapts management style based on context, utilizing different methodologies as needed.
- Rapid Mental Processing/Analysis: Quick in assessing situations and making informed decisions.
- Synthesizing: Capable of managing multiple complex elements and deriving order from chaos.
- Analyses: Integrates and interprets data to create strategic insights and solutions.
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Test your knowledge on Mintzberg's managerial roles, including the informational, interpersonal, and decisional roles. This quiz will help you understand how managers effectively gather and share information, build relationships, and make key decisions in organizations. Prepare to dive into the essential functions that define successful management practices!
