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Mintzberg Managerial Roles

Mintzberg identified 10 managerial roles that managers fulfill, grouped into 3 categories: informational roles which involve seeking and sharing information; interpersonal roles which involve social duties and motivating subordinates; and decisional roles which involve initiating projects, handling problems, allocating resources, and negotiating. The roles include monitor, disseminator, spokesperson, figurehead, leader, liaison, entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator, with examples of common activities for each role.

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Mintzberg Managerial Roles

Mintzberg identified 10 managerial roles that managers fulfill, grouped into 3 categories: informational roles which involve seeking and sharing information; interpersonal roles which involve social duties and motivating subordinates; and decisional roles which involve initiating projects, handling problems, allocating resources, and negotiating. The roles include monitor, disseminator, spokesperson, figurehead, leader, liaison, entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator, with examples of common activities for each role.

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Mintzbergs Managerial Roles

Category Role Activity Examples

Informational Monitor Seek and acquire Scan/read trade


work-related press, periodicals,
information reports; attend
seminars and
training; maintain
personal contacts

Disseminator Communicate/ Send memos and


disseminate reports; inform
information to others staffers and
within the organization subordinates of
decisions

Spokesperson Communicate/transmit Pass on memos,


information to reports and
outsiders informational
materials; participate
in
conferences/meetings
and report progress

Interpersonal Figurehead Perform social and Greet visitors, sign


legal duties, act as legal documents,
symbolic leader attend ribbon cutting
ceremonies,
host receptions, etc.

Leader Direct and motivate Includes almost all


subordinates, select interactions with
and train employees subordinates

Liaison Establish and maintain Business


contacts within and correspondence,
outside the participation in
organization meetings with
representatives
of other divisions or
organizations.
Decisional Entrepreneur Identify new ideas and Implement
initiate improvement innovations; Plan for
projects the future

Disturbance Deals with disputes or Settle conflicts


Handler problems and takes between subordinates;
corrective action Choose strategic
alternatives;
Overcome crisis
situations

Resource Decide where to apply Draft and approve of


Allocator resources plans, schedules,
budgets; Set priorities

Negotiator Defends business Participates in and


interests directs negotiations
within team,
department, and
organization

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