- •Ministry of finance of ukraine
- •Hr managers
- •Preface
- •Unit 1 what is human resource management?
- •Vocabulary 1
- •The nature of human resource management
- •Vocabulary 2
- •What are hrm programs aimed at?
- •A partial list of tasks and ksAs for the position of regional sales manager
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Text 4 Forecasting Demand for Employees
- •Unit 3 human resource planning: forcasting supply of employees
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Text 5 Forecasting supply of employees
- •Vocabulary 2
- •1. Read text 6 and think of the suitable title. Text 6
- •Comprehension check.
- •Steps in writing a summary
- •Here are a few tips for you about writing a summary and some useful expressions
- •Unit 4 Recruiting
- •Text 7 The Purposes of Recruiting
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Unit 5 Selecting employees: part 1
- •Vocabulary 1
- •The application
- •Vocabulary 2
- •Unit 6 Selecting employees: part 2
- •Vocabulary 1
- •The Interview
- •Job interview questions for selection of managers
- •Vocabulary 2
- •He looks quite good on paper.
- •Vocabulary 3
- •Unit 7 Selecting employees: part 3
- •Unit 8 Orientation and training: part 1
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Text 13 Orientation
- •Text 14 training
- •Text 15 Training Needs
- •Unit 9 Orientation and training: part 2
- •Text 16
- •Text 17 Evaluation of Results of Training
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Text 18 Objective Performance Measures
- •Vocabulary 2
- •Trait- and Behaviour-Based Dimensions of Performance Appraisals
- •Text 19 Subjective performance Measures
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •Text 20
- •Unit 11 Compensating employees
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Text 21
- •Text 22 Determining Compensation
- •Vocabulary 2
- •Unit 12 promoting, transferring and terminating employees
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 24 promotions and transfers
- •Text 25 termination
- •Text 26
- •Unit 13
- •Texts for self-study
- •Teamwork Makes eds an Information Powerhouse
- •Text 2 the nature of groups and teams
- •Benefits of Teams
- •A model of work group effectiveness
- •Text 5 Types of Groups
- •Text 6 Size and composition of Groups
- •Text 7 Stages of Group Development
- •Text 8 Group Norms
- •Development and socialization of group Norms
- •Text 10 Group Roles
- •Text 11 problems in groups
- •Text 12 what is motivation?
- •Text 13 The Importance of Motivation
- •Motivation and job design
- •Text 15 Flexible-Scheduling Strategies in Work Design
- •Text 16 Paying for Performance
- •Text 17 the nature of leadership
- •The Sources of Power
- •Trait approach to leadership
- •Table 5
- •Text 20 contingency theories of leadership
- •Text 21 Fiedler's Contingency Theory
- •Path-Goal Theory
- •Vroom-Yetton-Jago Participation Model
- •Current trends in the study and practice of leadership
- •Leader-Member Exchange Theory
- •Charismatic Leadership
- •Transactional versus Transformational Leadership
- •Tapescripts
- •The importance of human resource management
- •Glossary
- •Integrity tests
- •Trait appraisal
- •Кучина Наталя Михайлівна англійська мова для майбутніх управлінців людськими ресурсами
Texts for self-study
TEXT 1
Teamwork Makes eds an Information Powerhouse
Are teams and teamwork important? Don't ask that question of the folks at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) or they will laugh you out of the building! Management guru Tom Peters describes EDS as the world's largest project organization in the world's zaniest industry: 72,000 smart people in bands of 10 who generate over $8 billion a year in revenues, while working in the information business, or more specifically, the business of extracting, integrating, and applying knowledge. EDS assists client organizations in the development of computer information systems designed to address and solve business problems. The firm's client organizations run the full gamut of types and sizes, including a $712 million contract with the Army, Navy, and Defence Logistics Agency for a "small multi-user computer project".
EDS consists, at any one time, of hundreds of project teams organized into 38 strategic business units designated according to industry served (transportation, health care, electronics, etc). In other words, EDS is just a big collection of loosely connected project teams, each containing normally 8 to 12 programmers and systems experts and lasting for a period of 9 to 18 months. What is fascinating about EDS is not so much that it is big and profitable, but that it runs effectively and efficiently with little hierarchy. The key seems to be a lot of informal communication within and between highly empowered, accountable, independent teams.
The EDS organization has a number of interesting characteristics: its formal team structure consists of individual performers, subproject team leaders, and formally designated team leaders, all of whom tend to report to one another; promotions and advancement happen informally through team member evolvement; members move on and off teams informally according to project needs, as project managers bid for, negotiate for, and "raid" members from other teams; communications and the spread of knowledge throughout the organization are also very informal; teams epitomize the "close to the customer" concept with team members working physically within the client organizations.
EDS has developed a successful blend of teamwork and team coordination that is the envy of project-oriented organizations in many fields of endeavour.
Although EDS is unusual in its size and level of success, it is not so rare in its use of self-managed teams. Jerry Junkins, CEO of Texas Instruments, says, "No matter what your business, these teams are the wave of the future". Being able to manage in a team environment - and to direct groups in general - has therefore become an important skill for today's managers.
1. Which of these statements expresses the main idea of the text?
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It is unique hierarchy that makes EDS very profitable and famous.
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The success of EDS is determined by an effective combination of teamwork and team coordination.
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Remarkable achievements of EDS are connected with its unusual size and structure.
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The tremendous power of EDS is in its ability to work “close to the customer”.
2. Find in the text English equivalents of these words and phrases.
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19. вирішувати |
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20. включати організації усіх типів і розмірів |
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21. у відповідності до, згідно з |
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22. іншими словами |
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23. нещільно з'єднаний |
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24. програміст |
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25. спеціалист по системах |
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26. чудовий |
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27. прибутковий |
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28. працювати результативно та ефективно |
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29. ієрархія |
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30. неформальне спілкування |
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31. уповноважений |
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32. відповідальний |
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33. незалежний |
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34. окремий виконавець |
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35. керівник команди |
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36. звітувати (перед кимось) |
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3. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
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EDS helps client organizations in solving business problems.
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EDS delayed a special computer project for the Army, Navy, and Defense Logistics Agency.
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Numerous strategic business units combined at EDS serve particular industries.
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Profitability is the most attractive thing about EDS.
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Among the interesting features of EDS is that project managers can take members from other teams.
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Self-managed teams are unlikely to be very popular in the future.
4. Answer the questions.
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What does information business mean?
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What is the purpose of computer information systems?
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What are the main characteristics of project teams at EDS?
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In what way do promotions and advancement at EDS occur?
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What does the "close to the customer" concept imply?
5. Write a short article (about 200 words) concerning EDS. Use the plan and the key words and phrases to help you.
The word’s largest project organization
the world’s largest project organization; information business; in bands of 10; to generate … in revenues; client organizations; the development of computer information systems; to run the full gamut.
The structure of EDS
to consist of; project teams; strategic business units; to contain; programmers and systems experts; to last; to run efficiently and effectively; with little hierarchy; informal communication; highly empowered, accountable, independent.
The main characteristics of the EDS organization
formal team structure; individual performers; subproject team leaders; formally designated team leaders; to report to; promotions and advancement; to happen informally; team member evolvement; to move on and off teams; according to project needs; communications; the spread of knowledge; to epitomize the concept; to work physically within the organization; a successful blend of teamwork and team coordination.
The prospects for teamwork
self-managed teams; the wave of the future; to manage in a team environment; an important skill.