Differentiate between management roles and management functions.

Differentiate between management roles and management functions.

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i. A management role is a specialisation in a function whereas a management function is a
group of roles
ii. Management roles are tasks that managers actually perform at different levels of
management whereas management functions are separate activities that make up the
process of management.
iii. Management functions relates to a general goal of a group whereas a role is more specific
to a person's characteristics

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Kavungya answered the question on May 17, 2019 at 13:39

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