Fifth Post: MIS: Mintzberg's Managerial Roles

After surfing the internet, I found these 10 managerial roles by Mintzberg. The ten separated roles in managerial work as identified by Mintzberg has its own role as defined as an organized collection of behaviors belonging to an identifiable function or position. He then group these roles into three subcategories. The first three are the interpersonal contact, the next three roles are considered as the information processing and the last four are past of the decision making.

10 Managerial Roles of Mintzberg:

1. FIGUREHEAD: the manager performs ceremonial and symbolic duties as head of the organisation;
2. LEADER: fosters a proper work atmosphere and motivates and develops subordinates;
3. LIASION: develops and maintains a network of external contacts to gather information;
4. MONITOR: gathers internal and external information relevant to the organisation;
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 organisation;
8. DISTURBANCE HANDLER: deals with unexpected events and operational breakdowns;
9. RESOURCE ALLOCATOR: controls and authorises the use of organisational resources;
10. NEGOTIATOR: participates in negotiation activities with other organisations and individuals.



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