Question

Julia wanted to test out a new product for her company. She scheduled several small group lunches and learns with internal staff and then a few town hall meetings with external clients and the community. She wanted to make sure that product would meet the needs of the consumers, but also would be a product that the staff would be excited to produce. Because Julia chose to seek input from others, what type of managerial role do you think she prefers to play?

Answer 1

Answer: Informational

Explanation: These roles refers to the collection, dissemination and transmission of information by the manager. This role of the manager depicts how suitable a manager in decision making as the information collected is usually related to some important decision to be made.

     In the given case, Julia tries to collect all the relevant information from different sources such as staff meetings. She collected all the information with objective of making the product suitable for customer needs and preferences.

Thus, we can conclude that Julia likes to play informational role.