Barnard, William Lloyd2019-05-0719661966b14628594https://hdl.handle.net/2144/35345Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: This study, therefore, is an attempt to provide conceptual tools for understanding and facilitating the processes involved in the phenomenon of defining the roles for positions in new organizations (or new positions in old organizations) and redefining new roles for old positions in the light of changing circumstances. It seeks to answer the question, "What is known about the phenomenon of defining a role?".en-USJob rolesOrganizationsThesis/Dissertation1171902560863199190927230001161