Manager Role-Henry Mintzberg’s Management Roles
Introduction
Management is the process of coordinating work activities so that they are completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people (Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, Coulter, 2006). Efficiently in management is due to maximum output from the least amount of input; effectively is done the work activities completely to ensure the goals are achieved. A Manager is someone who works with and through other people by coordinating his/her work activities in order to achieved organizational goals. All managers have to act as a leader to attain the goals. There are three type levels of managers which are top level manager, middle manager, and first-line manager. Managers carry out functions, roles and skills. Management functions are planning, organizing, leading and controlling as stated by Henri Fayol. However, Henry Mintzberg defined management roles into three parts which are interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles. Besides, Robert L. Katz states that managers need three essential skills or competencies which are technical skills, human skills, and conceptual skills. The objective of this essay is to discuss the roles of manager in practice relate to Henry Mintzberg’s management roles. Based on the interview, it was found that the manager actually put into practice the skill introduced by Henry Mintzberg. Following discussion will be relates the manager interviewed with Mintzberg’s management roles.
Description of the manager interviewed The manager interviewed (Ms. Ong) is thirty-five years old and has a marketing degree. She had been involved in managerial position for nine years. Now, she is the Corporate Affairs Manager in her current company, which is a position of middle manager. This company relates to communications technology. It is a multinational company which operate local and internationally. Instead, she has to plan and organize events to enhance relationship with business partners and customers.
Management is the process of coordinating work activities so that they are completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people (Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, Coulter, 2006). Efficiently in management is due to maximum output from the least amount of input; effectively is done the work activities completely to ensure the goals are achieved. A Manager is someone who works with and through other people by coordinating his/her work activities in order to achieved organizational goals. All managers have to act as a leader to attain the goals. There are three type levels of managers which are top level manager, middle manager, and first-line manager. Managers carry out functions, roles and skills. Management functions are planning, organizing, leading and controlling as stated by Henri Fayol. However, Henry Mintzberg defined management roles into three parts which are interpersonal roles, informational roles, and decisional roles. Besides, Robert L. Katz states that managers need three essential skills or competencies which are technical skills, human skills, and conceptual skills. The objective of this essay is to discuss the roles of manager in practice relate to Henry Mintzberg’s management roles. Based on the interview, it was found that the manager actually put into practice the skill introduced by Henry Mintzberg. Following discussion will be relates the manager interviewed with Mintzberg’s management roles.
Description of the manager interviewed The manager interviewed (Ms. Ong) is thirty-five years old and has a marketing degree. She had been involved in managerial position for nine years. Now, she is the Corporate Affairs Manager in her current company, which is a position of middle manager. This company relates to communications technology. It is a multinational company which operate local and internationally. Instead, she has to plan and organize events to enhance relationship with business partners and customers.
References: List McShane, V.G. (2003), Organizational behaviour, 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill, New York. Robbins,S.P., Bergman,R., Stagg,I. & Coulter, M. (2006), 4th edn, Prentice Hall, Sydney.