- •Рецензент:
- •Т.М. Лазарева
- •Г.И. Лушникова
- •Unit 1 what is a manager?
- •1.1. Active word list. Read the words and word combinations and memorize them.
- •Translate the sentences paying attention to the words and phrases in bold type. Consult a dictionary if it is necessary.
- •Read text 1a. Answer the questions after the text. Text 1a What is a Manager?
- •Comprehension
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Complete the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •Render the following text in English.
- •Read text 1b. Pay special attention to general responsibilities of a Chief Executive Officer (ceo).
- •Text 1b What is a Chief Executive Officer?
- •General Responsibilities of a Chief Executive Officer (ceo)
- •1.11. Answer the following questions.
- •1.12. Read these 40 tips attentively. Rank them in order of priority. Choose 10 most important tips and explain your choice.
- •Text 1c
- •40 Tips On Managing People
- •Unit 2 manager’s functions
- •2.1. Active word list. Read the words and word-combinations and memorize them.
- •2.4. Read and translate. Guess the meaning of international words.
- •2.5. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words and phrases in bold type. Consult a dictionary if it is necessary.
- •2.6 Read text 2a. Answer the questions after the text. Text 2a Managers
- •What do managers do?
- •Comprehension
- •2.7 Answer the questions:
- •2.8 Match the positions and their responsibilities.
- •2.9. Translate into English:
- •2.10. Read text 2b and speak on the five criteria of strategic management thinking.
- •Text 2b Strategic Management Thinking
- •2.11. Read text 2c and get ready to discuss the information.
- •What is Supervision? Who is a Supervisor?
- •Supervisory job titles
- •2.12 Answer the given or make your own questions to discuss this information with a partner:
- •Unit 3 personnel management
- •3.1. Active word list. Read the words and word-combinations and memorize them.
- •3.2. Word-building.
- •Recall the meaning of the prefixes.
- •Translate the derivatives.
- •3.3. Read and translate. Guess the meaning of international words.
- •3.4. The adjectives below can all be used to describe people in a company. Change each adjective into its opposite by adding un-, in-, im-, ir- or dis-.
- •3.5. Complete the following staff appraisals using an appropriate positive or negative adjective from 3.4.
- •3.6. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words and phrases in bold type.
- •3.7. Read text 3a to find answers to the given questions. Text 3a What is Personnel Management?
- •Comprehension.
- •3.8. Answer the questions:
- •3.9. Match the words with their definitions.
- •3.10. Render the following text in English.
- •3.11. There are some other ways of talking about dealing with workforce. Guess the meaning of the new words. Personnel or human resources?
- •Downsizing and rightsizing
- •Empowerment
- •Make people redundant
- •3.13. Read text 3b. Get ready to discuss the most important principles of a firm’s personnel policies.
- •Text 3b Assessing Personnel Needs
- •3.14. Match English and Russian word-combinations.
- •3.15. Match the terms with their definitions.
- •3.16. Match the parts of the sentences.
- •3.17. Combine one word from box a with one word from box b to complete each sentence below.
- •3.18. Labour exercise. Some of the words in the box go in front of “labour”. Others go after. Find which go where and match the combinations to the definitions.
- •3.19. Read text 3c and define whether the statements below the text are true or false.
- •Text 3c Screening Of Job Applicants
- •Selecting and Hiring
- •Orienting New Employees
- •Compensation Issues
- •3.20. Define whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •3.21 Answer the questions:
- •3.22. Supply the sentences with the missing words.
- •3.23. A. The phrases below all include the word career. Match them to their correct meanings. Use a good dictionary to help you.
- •3.24. A. Look at the groups of words below. Cross out the noun or noun phrase which doesn’t go with the verb in each group.
- •3.25. In each of the following, select the word or phrase that best completes the statement or answers the question.
- •Unit 4 general problems of management
- •4.1. Active word list. Read the words and word combinations and memorize them.
- •4.2. Word-building
- •4.3. Read and translate. Guess the meaning of international words.
- •4.4. Match English and Russian words and word combinations.
- •4.5. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words in bold type. Consult a dictionary if it is necessary.
- •4.6. Read Text 4 a. Answer the questions after the text.
- •Text 4a
- •Motivation
- •How To Motivate Your Employees
- •Comprehension
- •4.7. Answer the following questions.
- •Match the words and their definitions.
- •4.10. Render the following text in English.
- •4.11. Here are some ideas for improving staff motivation and morale. Rank them in order of importance. Think of some other ideas and add them to the list. Work in groups.
- •4.12. Read Text 4b. Match these headings with the sections marked 1-6.
- •Team Building Involves More Than Throwing a Few People Together
- •4.13. Read the text actively and discuss the following questions. Work in pairs.
- •4.14. Read Text 4 c to understand its main ideas.
- •Text 4c General Business Planning What Is a Business Plan?
- •Why is a Business Plan important?
- •The business planning process
- •4.15. Reread the text again and write a summary on the process of business planning. Texts for written translation Decision Making
- •What Is Delegation?
- •How To Lead Your Employees To Top Performance
- •Hrm: big hat but no cattle?
- •Text 1 Life Without Time
- •1. Discuss the following questions.
- •2. Find words and phrases in the text which mean the same as the following:
- •3. Translate the words on the left. Match them to their definitions on the right.
- •4. Read the following text and complete it using the words from the previous task. Techniques For Effective Time Management
- •6. Complete the descriptions of two types of manager using the words in the box. Which kind of manager are you?
- •1. Here are some ideas for creating a good working environment. Which do you consider a) crazy? b) good for motivating staff?
- •2. Read the text. Which of the ideas above are used by the Finnish company, sol? Pioneer Preaches Flexibility While Her Firm Cleans Up
- •3. Work in two groups. Group a completes the information file on Liisa Jeronen. Group b completes the information file on her company, sol. When you have finished, check each other's files.
- •Text b Which Bosses Are Best?
- •How To Select The Best Candidates - And Avoid The Worst
- •3. Read the text again and answer these questions.
- •Supplementary reading Text 1 Management
- •Text 3 What is Performance Management? Definitions
- •Is there a place for time in corporate Utopia?
- •Литература
- •Содержание
- •Митковская Тамара Михайловна Филлипович Людмила Аркадьевна Шоркина Ольга Дмитриевна
- •650992, Г. Кемерово, пр. Кузнецкий, 39. Тел. 25-74-16.
Comprehension.
3.8. Answer the questions:
What are the responsibilities of a personnel manager? Name them.
What difficult situations concerning the employees may be encountered by personnel managers?
What are the responsibilities of personnel department?
What are the two functions of personnel management?
3.9. Match the words with their definitions.
fee, personnel, to manage, personnel manger, interview, aptitude, to train
The entire body of persons employed by an organization, as opposed to material.
Natural ability or cleverness suited to a particular kind of work or activity.
To direct, control, take charge of (a business or organization).
A meeting, especially of two, or of only a few, persons, to do business, or to decide whether one of the persons is fit for a post.
A manager responsible for all matters concerning the employment of factory workers, office staff.
A payment for a piece of professional advice or for some special service.
To teach somebody a skill, occupation or profession.
3.10. Render the following text in English.
Управление кадрами имеет две основные функции. Первая - нанимать и обучать подходящих людей, вторая - повышать ответственность и производительность труда работников. Управление кадрами касается эффективного использования квалификации людей. Оно нанимает квалифицированных работников и способствует их росту по мере того, как они сталкиваются с проблемами, возникающими в выполнении поставленных целей.
В обязанности менеджера по персоналу входит: классифицировать рабочие места и подготавливать тарифные сетки, решать дисциплинарные вопросы, разрабатывать правила техники безопасности и осуществлять их на практике, проводить периодические проверки работы каждого исполнителя для определения его эффективности и потребности в дальнейшем росте.
3.11. There are some other ways of talking about dealing with workforce. Guess the meaning of the new words. Personnel or human resources?
personnel human resources HR human resources management HRM |
The people working for an organization are, formally, its personnel. In large organizations, administration of people is done by the personnel department, although this expression is now sometimes rejected. Companies talk about their human resources or HR and human resources management or HRM. |
Downsizing and rightsizing
downsizing rightsizing |
These expressions describe the recent trend for companies to reduce the numbers of people they employ, often by getting rid of layers of managers from the middle of the hierarchy. |
Empowerment
empower empowerment |
Organizations say that they are eliminating middle levels of their hierarchies so as to empower ordinary workers and employees. This process of empowerment is designed to give them the authority to make decisions that were previously taken by middle managers. |