Managerial Roles and Interfaces: Some Organizational Issues and Implications through Thematic Apperception Test

Abstract

Indian organizations are encountering transformations within the organization and in the external – both national and global environment. In this era of rapid transformations Indian managers need assess their role taking and interfaces across the organization. This study is based on 30 workshops arising out of diagnostic studies of the organization and its resultant identification of developmental inputs. The organizations were set on a path of growth and a commitment to professionalize their existing managers so that the organization could become vibrant and dynamic.

The present paper emphasis on the content of the stories, situations involving mostly interpersonal relations, Such as father-son or superior and subordinate are examined for the feelings and subsequently, what actors are being triggered off by the interface.

The paper also explores the manager’s perception of the job, role, task and performance. Based on the content analysis of each story, the paper investigate how the manager take’s initiatives to accept the challenges of their jobs and subsequently, adding new dimensions to their role.