MANAGERIAL ROLES

INTERPERSONAL ROLES-Managers assume interpersonal roles in order to coordinates and interact with organizational members.Through this role,managers provide direction and supervision to employees..In interpersonal roles,managers develop contacts and build relationships with people inside and outside the organization.They communicate with peers,superiors,subordinates,suppliers,customers, and bankers, both formally and informally .Interpersonal roles are characterized by three activities:figurehead,leader,and liaison.

INFORMATIONAL ROLE:Informational role are directly related with tasks necessary to obtain and transmit information.Managers perform informational roles in various ways.They handle a great deal of information in connection with their work.The sources of such information are different.The role of the manager is to develop a network of contacts and relations within and outside the organization for collection,processing, and dissemination of such information.Informational roles are characterized by three activities:monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson.

DECISIONAL ROLE-Decision making is the vital function of every manager.Decision-making involves negotiations and compromises with competing or conflicting interests.Managers develop strategies to deal with such negotiations and uncertainties, and put them into action to attain goals.Hence,decisions roles are closely associated with the methods managers use to plan strategy and utilize resources.Delusional roles of a manager are conceived as:entrepreneurship,disturbance handler,resource allocator,and negotiator.