The Roles of a Manager within the Functional Areas of Business
MGT/521
February 14, 2015
Professor

The Roles of a Manager within the Functional Areas of Business
The role of a manager is very broad and it exists across all industries ranging from larger public corporations, states governments, profit and non-profit entities, to small private businesses and within all levels of each organization. An organization is composed of 10 functional areas in which managers play an important role in order to meet the firm’s objectives. I am going to touch upon the various roles a manger plays within these 10 functional areas of a business: Law, Human Resources Management, Leadership, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Research and Statistics, Operations Management, Marketing, and Strategic Planning.

The legal department has the responsibilities of protecting the organization from any legal issue, ensuring all aspects of the business are complying with any state laws and federal laws. A manager’s role within the legal department various depended on his position, but ultimately they are the legal experts within organization when legal issues appear and must stay current on key federal, state and local laws and regulations.
“HR professional in small to midsize companies often wear many hats. Their time can be spread across staffing functions, employee relations, benefits and compensation, human resources information systems, payroll, organizational development, and even facilities management in some cases” (Post et al., 2010). Mangers within the HR department either directly perform these responsibilities or delegate and oversee.
Leadership is not a department within an organization, but the process of leading in which all levels of managers must strive to improve on, since this directly effects the success of the organization. A leader possess a broad range of business