The document discusses Mintzberg's roles of management. It describes managers having interpersonal roles like figurehead, leader, and liaison to coordinate employees. Informational roles include monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson to obtain and transmit information. Decisional roles are entrepreneur, disturbance handler, and resource allocator involving planning, crisis handling, and allocating resources. The document also briefly discusses managerial skills, challenges, issues, and competencies needed for future managers.

1. Principles of Management Introduction to Management-2 nd Part Lecture 2

6. The Roles That Managers Play High Moderate Low Importance Spokesperson Resource Allocator Entrepreneur Figurehead Leader Liaison, Monitor Disturbance Handler Negotiator Disseminator Entrepreneur Small Firms Large Firms 2 –

8. Figure 1. 4 Skills Needed at Different Levels of Management 2 –