12. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Management is the process … .

2. Firms in the private sector strive … .

3. Management involves … .

4. Not every person who … .

13. Answer the following questions on the text.

1. What can be done through effective and efficient practices?

2. What is management?

3. What are the manager’s functions?

4. Does each person carrying the title of a manager perform all managerial functions?

5. What are managers responsible for?

14. Agree or disagree to the following. Correct wrong statements.

1. Effective and efficient management practices may exist only in the private sector.

2. The only definition of management is the process of setting objectives and coordinating the efforts of personnel in order to attain them.

3. Management is getting things done through other people.

4. Manager smoothes the way for subordinate performance.

5. If a person carries the title of a manager, he is responsible for seeing that things get done.

15. Arrange the sentences according to the text.

1. Managers are those who are responsible for seeing that things get done.

2. Management is the process of getting things done through other people.

3. All organizations’ or nations’ problems can be practically solved through effective and efficient management.

4. A manager must smooth the way for subordinate performance.

5. Business of all types strives to increase their managerial effectiveness.

6. But not every person carrying the title of manager performs the functions of planning, coordinating, leading and controlling.

16. Formulate the theme of each paragraph and make up a plan of the text.

17. Say what you have learnt about management.

18. Read the following information and answer the questions.

1) Tim Carver is a sales manager. He was promoted to this position four months ago. Tim spends four days a week on the road calling on customers and helping his people sell. During this time his secretary runs the office. On Friday Tim returns and together the two work on problems that have come up during the week.

Does Tim perform the functions of a manager?

2) Mary Carren is an associate administrator at a local hospital. Mary spends approximately 20 percent of her day working with the administrator, 40 percent handling administrative paperwork, and 40 percent meeting with department heads to discuss operational problems and ways of dealing with them. Except for the occasional times when she attends national professional meeting on training programs, Mary’s time is spent at the hospital.

Is Mary a manager?

Compare your answers with the following point of view. Agree or disagree, give your reasons.

1. Yes, but not all of the time. He spends some of the week getting things done through others and the rest of the time doing things himself. In fact, unless it is company policy, he should not be out selling. He should be in the office handling administrative work or helping the salespeople sell.

2. Indeed, yes. She spends a great deal of her time getting thing done through other people. In fact, assuming that both she and Tim are doing their jobs properly, Mary has the greater need for management expertise because her job is more managerial in nature.