Question

Depending on the number of customer footfalls in each section, Glenn, the floor manager of an apparel store, shuffles the number of employees on the floor among the men's, women's, and kids' sections of the store. In the context of managerial roles, which of the following decisional roles does Glenn illustrate in this scenario?
A) The disturbance handler role
B) The resource allocator role
C) The disseminator role
D) The spokesperson role

Answer 1

Answer:

In the context of managerial roles, Glenn illustrates the role of;

B) The resource allocator role

Explanation:

Managerial roles are specific traits that are required to complete a managerial effectively. Managers have to adopt some of these roles depending on the task at hand. The managerial task can involve; strategizing, planning, organizing, controlling and leading. In every role, there is also the aspect of decision making. Mangers have to make decisions at one point or the other. Decision making is the act of choosing from set of alternatives which involves the identification of a problem and the formulation of alternative solutions. The manager then needs to make a decision by taking the best solution among the alternatives. There are various managerial roles that managers use, however we will consider the resource allocator role as shown below;

Resource allocator role

This roles comprises the decision on designation of company resources like financial, human and organizational resources. In the case of Glenn he utilizes the resource allocator role to designate the number of human resources needed on each floor. For example he determines the number of employees on the floor among the men's, women's, and kids' sections of the store.