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Management roles / Managers roles : The manager is assigned to a particular level on an organizational chart.
The manager is a person who responsible for supervising and motivating
employees for directing the progress of an organization.
A manager has many responsibilities. Not only a manager is the top of
team leader but also he/she is a planner / organizer / coach / problem
solver / decision maker.
So managers role in organizational design is central. Researcher Henry
Mint berg identified three general roles of a manager : Interpersonal role
Informational role
Decisional role
Interpersonal role :Management is largely about interpersonal relations. The
interpersonal role is involved providing information and ideas.
1. Figurehead :As a figurehead manager conducts social, legal and
ceremonial responsibilities and uses these as opportunities to
motivate members of the organization. A manager inspires
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