Role

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In social units and human sciences, a role is a set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit. Managerial roles can serve as an example. In systems engineering, a role can refer to a system-user role.


Definitions

According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),

Role. A set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit.

According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),

Role. Behavior patterns expected of someone occupying a given position in a social unit.

According to Marketing Management by Keller and Kotler (15th edition),

Role. The activities a person is expected to perform.

According to Looking Out, Looking In by Adler, Proctor (15th edition),

Role. A set of expectations about how to communicate.


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