Key points are not available for this paper at this time.
Introduction. 2. Contemporary Views of the Manager's Job. 3. Some Distinguishing Characteristics of Managerial Work. 4. The Manager's Working Roles. 5. Variations in Managers' Work. 6. Science and the Manager's Job. 7. The Future of Managerial Work. Appendix A: Major Studies of the Manager's Job. Appendix B: Seven Research Methods Used to Study Managerial Work. Appendix C: A Study of the Work of Five Chief Executives.
Partridge et al. (1974) studied this question.