...Running head: MANAGEMENT ROLES Management Roles Rachelle Ligans University of Phoenix IT Organizational Behavior CMGT/530 Dr. Suchitra Abel April 02, 2012 Management Roles In order to understand the concept of Management Roles one would need to understand what managers do. Management roles pertain to specific categories of managerial behavior. Two businesses have been selected, one that employs less than 50 employees and one that employs over 500 employees. In researching each business a brief overview has been provided for each of the businesses, along with a brief description of the hierarchical organization, information on how the hierarchical does or does not work, why or why not. Each organization’s IT functions will be discussed as well. It does not matter whether a business employs less than 50 employees or more than 500 employees when it comes to Managerial Roles, as all manager functions are the same, smaller businesses simply have a much smaller scale. Managers generally conduct four main functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling (Robbins & Judge, 2011), (http://ezinearticles.com/?Main-Functions-of-Management&id=4379082). Each function plays a vital role to consolidate the management in the organization. However emphasis given to each role may vary depending on the organizational level. Tim’s Grocery Store in Lewisville, AR has been chosen for the business that has less than 50 employees. Tim’s Grocery store is located in a rural area...
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