Principles of Management (MGT 503)

Semester: Spring 2019 Assignment No. 1

Due Date: May 22, 2019 Total Marks: 10
Objective of the Assignment:
To better understand the responsibilities of a manager and to know the significance of the tasks
performed by a manager.

Assignment:
Broadly a manager performs four different functions including Planning, Organizing, Leading
and Controlling. While Mintzberg proposed ten managerial roles (Figurehead, Leader, Liaison,
Monitor, Disseminator, Spokesperson, Entrepreneur, Disturbance Handler, Resource Allocator
and Negotiator) for a manager to manage the overall organization. Think deeply and identify the
roles among these ten managerial roles that are performed while Planning, Organizing, Leading
and Controlling, respectively. Provide your answer in the following format with a brief
justification for selecting particular role for each management function.

Managerial Roles Management Functions Justification

Planning

Interpersonal Roles
1. Figurehead Organizing
2. Leader
3. Liaison
Informational Roles
4. Monitor
5. Disseminator
6. Spokesperson Leading
Decisional Roles
7. Entrepreneur
8. Disturbance
Handler
9. Resource Allocator
10. Negotiator Controlling

Note: 1 mark will be deducted for not following the format.

 IMPORTANT NOTE
DO NOT COPY ANY MATERIAL FROM ORIGINAL ARTICLE. COPIED MATERIAL WILL BE
TREATED AS CHEATING & WILL BE MARKED AS ZERO.
1. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
 Students are advised to study the whole text carefully.
 Try not to include any irrelevant material in the solution.
 Try to come up with precise and original answers.
 Any act of plagiarism like copy paste from internet will result in ZERO marks.
 Assignments reaching after the due date would not be considered.
 Make sure to upload the solution file before the due date on VULMS.
 Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted.
2. FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
 Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”.
 It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format.
 You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.
 Use black font color only.
3. REFERENCING GUIDELINES:
 Use APA style for referencing and citation. For guidance search “APA reference style” in Google
and read various website containing information for better understanding or visit
http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/APA01.html
4. RULES FOR MARKING:
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0), if:
 It is submitted after the due date.
 The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.
 It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc.
 It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.

IMPORTANT
24 hours extra/ grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading
difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due
dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience.
 

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