Question

Regina, the CEO of a popular health magazine, subscribes to 20 other magazines to follow the industry trends, understand the financial scenarios in various industries, and study the rate of competition faced by her magazine.
In the context of managerial roles, what roles does Regina illustrate in this scenario?

Answer 1

Answer:

the monitor role

Explanation:

As stated by Henry Mintzberg, managerial roles can be divided into three basic categories:

1. informational roles: includes monitor, disseminator and spokesperson roles.
2. interpersonal roles: includes figurehead, leader and liaison roles.
3. decisional roles: includes the entrepreneur, disturbance-handler, resource-allocator and negotiator roles.

The monitor role requires the manager to seek out information related to the organization and industry, and monitor the organization's productivity and well-being.