- •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.
Read text 1a. Answer the questions after the text. Text 1a What is a Manager?
A number of different terms are often used instead of the term “manager”, including “director”, “administrator” and “president”. The term “manager” is used more frequently in profit-making organizations, while the others are used more widely in government and non-profit organizations such as universities, hospitals and social work agencies.
So, whom do we call a “manager”?
In its broad meaning the term “managers” applies to the people who are responsible for making and carrying out decisions within a certain system. A personnel manager directly supervises people in an organization. A financial manager is a person who is responsible for finance. A marketing manager is responsible for promotion of products on the market.
Almost everything a manager does involves decision-making. When a problem exists a manager has to make a decision to solve it. In decision-making there is always some uncertainty and risk.
Management is a variety of specific activities. Management is a function of planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and controlling. Any managerial system, at any managerial level, is characterized in terms of these general functions.
Managing is a responsible and hard job. There is a lot to be done and relatively little time to do it. In all types of organizations managerial efficiency depends on manager’s direct personal relationships, hard work on a variety of activities and preference for active tasks.
The characteristics of management often vary according to national culture, which can determine how managers are trained, how they lead people and how they approach their jobs.
The amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depends on the position that he or she occupies in its hierarchy. Managers, for example, are responsible for leading the people directly under them, who are called subordinates. To do this successfully, they must use their authority, which is the right to take decisions and give orders. Managers often delegate authority. This means that employees at lower levels in the company hierarchy can use their initiative that is make decisions without asking their manager.
Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
In what organizations is the term “manager” used more frequently?
What definite activities is a personnel manager (financial manager, sales manager, marketing manager) responsible for?
What does a manager have to do when a problem exists?
What is management?
Is management a responsible and hard job? Why?
What does managerial efficiency depend on in all types of organizations?
According to what do the characteristics of management often vary?
What does the amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depend on?
What do managers often delegate? What does this mean?
Complete the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
Management is a variety…
In all types of organizations managerial efficiency depends on…
The characteristics of management vary…
Managers are responsible for…
Managers often delegate…
When a problem exists…
Management is a function of…
The amount of responsibility of any individual…