MANAGEMENT/MANAGER ROLE FOR AN ORGANIZATION

A manager is very important in an organization. He is a planner,coordinator,producer,and a marketer.

The success of an organization will depend upon the manager leadership in utilizing the resources for
achieving organization goals. A manager is a main cast in the task of achieving goals. There are rapid
changes in technology methods of production,marketing techniques,financial set up and the manager
should be competent enough to cope with the changes.
IT`S MEANING:
A manager is a person in the organization who directs the activities of others. The manager perform
their work at different levels and they are called by different names. The first line manager are usually
called supervisor or in a manufacturing they may be called foremen. Middle levels of management
between the supervisory level and the top level of organization. These manager may be called
functional managers,plan heads, and project managers. Near the top of hierarchy,there may be top
managers who are responsible for making organizational decisions and settings policies and strategies
that effect all the aspects of the organization. These persons may be called vice president, managing
director, chief executive officer or chairman of the board etc.
A manager has to perform functions like planning,organizing,staffing,directing,and controlling. All
these functions are essential for running an organization smoothly and achieving enterprise objectives.
Planning is required for reach a goals and establishing strategies for coordinating activities.
In Mintzberg`s seminal study of managers and their jobs, he found the majority of them clustered
around three core management roles.
Interpersonal roles. Managers are required to interact with a substantial number of people in the
course of a workweek. They host receptions; take clients and customers to dinner; meet with business
prospects and partners; conduct hiring and performance interviews; and form alliances, friendships,
and personal relationships with many others. Numerous studies have shown that such relationships are
the richest source of information for managers because of their immediate and personal nature.
Informational roles. Managers are required to gather, collate, analyze, store, and disseminate many
kinds of information.