2.8 Study the following organization chart of a company with matrix structure and describe it according to the following points:
1) Who heads the company?
2) How many departments (functions) are there in the company?
3) Are they aссountable to one and the same person?
4) How do you think, can this matrix structure be modified according to the project it works on? Why?
Marketing department
Analytical department
Software engineering
Testing department
System administration
Accounting
Project group 1
Project group 2
Project group 3
Project 1 leader
Project 2 leader
Project 3 leader
3. What is management?
The obligations of any manager can be described like this: to plan one’s business, to motivate the staff, to control the employees’ performance. It’s clear that managers have a lot of obligations and are responsible for different things.
The amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depends on the position that he occupies in its hierarchy.
For example the CEO has overall responsibility for running of the business. The marketing manager is responsible for the marketing strategy of the company and for the proper work of the marketing department.
People that are accountable to managers are called subordinates.
To lead people, managers must use their authority, which is the right to take the decisions and give the orders that will allow their subordinates to reach certain objectives. Managers often delegate authority. This means that employees at lower levels of the company hierarchy can participate in decision making.
Words: amount – величина, количество, объем
authority – власть, полномочие, авторитет
be accountable to – быть подотчетным кому-либо
CEO – Chief Executive Officer – исполнительный директор, главный администратор
employees – служащие, работающие по найму
hierarchy – иерархия
objectives – цели
obligation – обязательство, обязанность
performance – эффективность работы
position – позиция, положение, должность
responsibility – ответственность, обязанность
running of the business – ход бизнеса
subordinates – подчиненные
Phrases:
delegate authority – делегировать полномочия
depend on – зависеть от
give the orders – отдавать приказания
lead smb under oneself – вести кого-либо за собой, управлять кем-либо
motivate the staff – осуществлять мотивацию персонала
participate in decision making – участвовать в принятии решений
reach certain objectives – достигать определенных целей
take the decisions – принимать решения
3.1 Answer the questions:
1. What does the amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depend on?
2. What are the managers responsible for?
3. How do you understand the term ‘authority’?
4. Can the authority be delegated?
5. How can the employees participate in decision making?
3.2 Match the words from the text with their synonyms:
1) responsibility 1)job
2) position 2) obligation
3) subordinate 3) goal
4) authority 4) inferior
5) objective 5) power
6) performance 6) achievement
3.3 Translate the sentences using the phrases from the text:
1. Менеджеры отвечают за своих подчиненных.
2. Полномочие – это право принимать решения и отдавать приказания.
3. Менеджеры должны делегировать полномочия.
4. Рядовые работники должны участвовать в принятии решений.
5. Он занимает важную должность.
6. Мистер Грэй подотчетен исполнительному директору.
7. У менеджера по маркетингу пять подчиненных.
3.4 In the text above find the verbs in the form of the Infinitive (V0). Pay attention to the correct translation of the subordinate clause with the infinitive.
3.5 Find all the modal verbs used in the text, compose several sentences with modal verbs.