Of Mintzberg's nine managerial roles, which is being exercised by a manager who gathers information from contacts within and outside the organisation?
A、Leader
B、Monitor
C、Spokesperson
D、Disseminator
A、Leader
B、Monitor
C、Spokesperson
D、Disseminator
【参考答案及解析】
Rationale: The monitor role involves scanning the environment and gathering information from a network of contacts. Asspokesperson, the manager can then provide information on behalf of the department or organisation to interested parties. As disseminator, (s)he can also spread relevant information to team members. The role of leader means hiring, firing and training staff.Pitfalls: Options B, C and D are all information roles, so the distinction between them is quite fine. However, questions have been set at this level of detail, so such models are worth learning.
Rationale: The monitor role involves scanning the environment and gathering information from a network of contacts. Asspokesperson, the manager can then provide information on behalf of the department or organisation to interested parties. As disseminator, (s)he can also spread relevant information to team members. The role of leader means hiring, firing and training staff.Pitfalls: Options B, C and D are all information roles, so the distinction between them is quite fine. However, questions have been set at this level of detail, so such models are worth learning.