What is the role of a Supervisor?

If the supervisory force does not function effectively, organisation cannot survive for long. A supervisor, according to Fred Luthans and Mortinko, performs three kinds of roles viz scientific management roles, human relations roles, and functional roles.

(a) Scientific Management Roles– These roles include the role of a technician, analyst and controller. First of all, in order to supervise, he must be fully equipped with enough technical knowledge of the machines being operated by the workers. Secondly, the supervisor should be an analyst or researcher. Thirdly, the supervisor should be a controller.

(b) Human relations roles– According to human relations school of management, the supervisor should be sensitive to the needs and desires of employees for effective integration of individual goals with the organisational objectives.

(c) Functional roles– The functional roles of a supervisor include planning, organising, leading and controlling. He carries out the important managerial functions at the operational level.

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