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Role & Role Effectiveness
Role, Role Space & Role Set
• Mutual obligations under a social system
• Functions one performs in response to the expectations
• Role is defined with the expectations of the role senders, including those of the role occupant.
• Role Space is a dynamic relationship between the self and the various roles an individual occupies and also amongst these roles
• Role Set is a subsystem or inter relationships between a particular role and the other roles in an organizational system
Role Space Map of an Individual vis-à-vis Role Set Map of an Individaul
Role Vs Position
Position is point in the social structure defining the office holder’s power
Importance of Role
• Helps in understanding the dynamics of integration of an individual with the social system
• Helps in understanding the problems which arise in this individual – organization interaction and integration
• Indicates the need of other significant persons in defining role requirements
• Can be useful in planning organizational effectiveness
Role Efficacy
The potential effectiveness of an individual occupying a particular role in an organization