Roles of a Manager

The different roles of a manager

Countless studies have been carried out to determine the core duties of a manager. A few of these studies are quite famous, like Professor Henry Mintzberg’s research, which was carried out in the early 1970s. After studying individual managers for several weeks, Mintzberg asserted that managers assume various roles to meet the demands of their functions. He identified ten roles that characterize the work of all managers.

These roles can be further categorized into one of three groups. The ten roles with their corresponding group categories are given below: