- •Unit IV The company structure
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Warming-up
- •Read and translate the following international words.
- •Read the words and phrases given below and group them into pairs of antonyms:
- •(Moodle) Look at the list of the words and phrases given below and group them into the following columns:
- •Company
- •Vocabulary Focus
- •An organization that sells goods or services
- •Number of persons united for business or commerce
- •Number of persons working together
- •Business in Brief
- •Hanson’s empire
- •Flight plan from seattle
- •If New Hanson produces computers;
- •If boeing is a global company;
- •Company Departments and Their Functions
- •Traditional company structure
- •Philips uk limited
- •Product cycle
- •His hopes
- •Reading and Comprehension
- •An american star in europe
- •Reading and Discussing
- •The shamrock organization
- •Study the scheme below and explain what type of the company structure is given.
- •State its differences with the shamrock company structure described in the text above (Task II).
- •Managing Director
- •Sales Manager
- •Limited Company.
- •Sole Trader.
- •Partnership.
- •Speaking
- •Case Study
- •1. Work in pairs. Discuss what action to recommend for one of the two problems:
- •Test Yourself
- •Writing
Traditional company structure
Each company is headed by the President or the Chief Executive Officer. He works together with the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors makes the policy decisions, looks after the financial interests of those who elect them. The Board of Directors appoints one of their members to the position of Managing Director who is in charge of the day-to-day running of the company. The departmental managers are responsible to the Managing Director and run their departments. Each department consists of different divisions. The department deals with business spheres, the division deals with a separate task. Each division is led by the division manager who is responsible to the departmental manager.
Task XV. Match the words and phrases in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column.
1) to head a company |
a) назначить на должность |
2) to run a department |
b) быть ответственным за |
3) to be in charge of |
c) возглавлять компанию |
4) to deal with |
d) быть ответственным перед кем то |
5) to appoint smb to a position of… |
e) управлять отделом |
6) to be responsible to |
f) входить в обязанности |
7) to be responsible for |
g) иметь дело с… |
Task XVI. A. (Moodle) Complete the text using the words and phrases from the box.
Philips uk limited
Philips UK Limited __1____ electronic and electrotechnical products for industry and private consumers. Philips UK Limited is ___2__ of Philips NV, __3___ with its __4___ in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The group ___5__ 304, 800 staff worldwide and has a turnover of 24,560 million ECU. Annually the _6___ reports to the shareholders on the company performance. Under the Board of Directors there is __7__-, responsible for the activities of the company. The activities are divided into several ___8_, headed by different managers. These managers ___9__ directly to the Managing Director. The company is especially proud of its Research and Development department which __10__ new products.
a) employs b) report c) designs d) manufactures f) Managing Director g) a subsidiary h) business spheres I) a multinational k) Board of Directors l) headquarters |
B. Speak about Philips UK Limited. Describe its profile and structure.
Task XIII. Complete the text translating the words in brackets. Correct the false statements, if any.
Product cycle
1. First new products are usually designed by (исследователи).
2. Then, the products are produced by (отдел производства).
3. After that the products are tested by (научно-исследовательским отделом).
4. Then the Public Relations Department (отвечает за) advertising the products.
5. The products are promoted by (отдел маркетинга) and are sold by the Sales Department.
Company Staff and their Functions
Task XVII. The diagrams below show changes in the structure of a company. Give English Equivalents of the job titles in diagram 2. Say what has been changed.
D
Mr. Javier Chairperson
4 years ago
Production Manager
Finance
Manager
Personnel Manager
Chief
Accountant
No. of employees 300 30 40 40
Diagram 2
N
Mr. Javier
Руководитель
производствен-ного
отдела
Руководитель
финансового отдела
Главный бухгалтер
Начальник отдела
кадров
Руководитель
научно-исследовательского отдела
No. of
employees 180 55 20 25 40
Task XIX. A traditional computer company has decided to reorganize its structure in order to cut costs. Let us discuss what it can do.
Read the job titles and say which of them you consider very important for the company success.
A computer programmer, a company secretary (a person responsible for the company’s legal and financial affairs), a personal secretary, a lawyer, an organizer, a representative (a person who works on someone’s behalf), a sales representative (a person who works for a company, showing goods or services for sales), an assistant, a company doctor (a) a doctor who works for a company and looks after sick workers; b) a business person who rescues companies which are in difficulties)
(Moodle) Review the traditional structure. Match the job titles on the left with their functions on the right:
1. The Board of Directors |
a) to head the Personnel Department |
2. Managing Director |
b) to be elected by the Board of Directors and be the head of the company |
3. President |
c) to make policy decisions |
4. Secretary |
d) to develop and test company products |
5. Finance Manager |
e) to be in charge of the day-to-day running of a company |
6. Sales Manager |
f) to manage funds |
7. Accounts Manager |
g) to deal with finance |
8. Personnel Manager |
h) to be responsible for sales |
9. Public Relations Manager |
i) to work with correspondence |
10. Research and Development Manager |
j) to deal with the press |
Match these words to name different job titles.
1) computer |
a) manager |
2) personnel |
b) secretary |
3) personal |
c) programmer |
4) company |
d) representative |
5) sales |
e) lawyer |
Which of these jobs should you keep to maintain the company performance?
Match the phrases on the left with their definitions on the right. Translate them into Russian.
1) strategic planning |
a) training of new workers to work |
2) staff training |
b) planned work to achieve higher sales |
3) administration |
c) arrangements of business travels |
4) sales campaign |
d) control of a company |
5) travel booking |
e) organizing how something should be done to achieve long-term goals |
Which of these functions should you keep?
Say, what changes a traditional computer company can make to reorganize its structure. Explain your view.
Task XX. A. Read the following profile of Susan Robertson and complete the statements given below.
Name: Susan Robertson
Age 29
Nationality: American
Marital Status: Single
Salary: $38,000 per annum
Company: US Brands Incorporated
Present Position:
Brand Manager (promoted to the position in 2000)
Works under the Director of Marketing
Background:
MBA from the University of Pennsylvania
Joined the company in 1999
Present responsibilities:
In charge of determining the best marketing strategy for a brand of paper towels
Heads a business team of 10 people which studies consumers’ opinion of company products
Complete the statements:
Susan’s job is_____
She has been working for this company ____
She heads _____
She is responsible for ____
She reports to ____
B. Agree or disagree.
A brand manager is in charge of determining the best marketing strategy.
A brand manager reports to the President.
Task XXI. Match the phrases in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column:
1) to determine a marketing strategy |
a) начать работу в компании |
2) to head a team |
b) определять стратегию маркетинга |
3) to study consumers’ opinion |
c) изучать мнение клиентов |
4) to join a company |
d) возглавлять группу |
Task XXII. A. Complete the text using the words and phrases from the box:
HER NEW JOB
Jane ____1___ to the position of Marketing Manager. Her present duties are very different from her previous duties as _2___. Now she is in charge of marketing policy whereas before she __3___. Before she worked as a member of a team, but now she has five people working for her. In her new job, she has greater ___4__ than before. The hours she spends ___5__ are the same as before. However, now she also takes work home.
a) a marketing assistant b) responsibility c) gained experience d) has been promoted e) at work |
B. Ask your partner how Jane’s functions changed when she was promoted.
Task XXIII. A. Complete the text translating the words in brackets.