Which of the following roles do not fall under the category of Decisional role played by a manager?

Which of the following roles do not fall under the category of Decisional role played by a manager? Correct Answer Spokesperson

The correct answer is Spokesperson.

Key Points

•  Spokesperson
  • In this role, you're responsible for transmitting information about your organization and its goals to the people outside it.
  • A spokesperson balances communication and public affairs skills with marketing and branding activities and may be responsible for press conferences, television appearances to improve their organization's positioning and reputation.

Additional Information

•  Disturbance handler
  • Managers initiate actions of their own, but they must also respond to problems or "disturbances."
  • In this role, a manager often acts as a judge, problem solver, or conflict manager.
  • If a manager faces a situation in which employees cannot agree about who will do a particularly unpleasant but necessary task, the manager must settle the matter. In doing, so he or she is functioning as a disturbance handler.
• Resource allocator
  • Resources must be managed efficiently in organizations and slack rarely exists, an important responsibility of managers is deciding how to distribute resources.
  • Allocation decisions have a direct effect on a unit's performance and indirectly communicate information to employees about the relative importance of the firm's activities.
• Negotiator
  • Managers are often called upon to make accommodations with other units or other organizations.
  • In the decisional situation, managers are responsible for knowing what resources they can or cannot commit to particular negotiated solutions.