- •Министерство образования республики беларусь
- •Содержание
- •Введение
- •Unit 1. Managerial world The Business of Management – Program 1 Test on the video film
- •Unit 2. You as a manager The Business of Management – Program 3 Test on the video film
- •Unit 3. Staffing The Business of Management – Program 13 Test on the video film
- •Unit 4. Decision-making The Business of Management – Program 8 Test on the video film
- •Unit 5. Planning and the management process The Business of Management – Program 5 Test on the video film
- •Unit 6. Planning techniques The Business of Management – Program 6 Test on the video film
- •Information, operations research, planning, break-even, ratios,
- •Unit 7. Building commitment and motivation The Business of Management – Program 15 Test on the video film
- •Unit 8. Controlling The Business of Management – Program 18 Test on the video film
- •Unit 9. Human resource management The Business of Management – Program 14 Test on the video film
- •Unit 10. The working unit The Business of Management – Program 9 Test on the video film
- •Unit 11. Influence, power, authority The Business of Management – Program 11 Test on the video film
- •Unit 12. Communicating The Business of Management – Program 4 Test on the video film
- •Unit 13. Organizational communication The Business of Management – Program 12 Test on the video film
- •Unit 14. Styles of leadership The Business of Management – Program 16 Test on the video film
Unit 11. Influence, power, authority The Business of Management – Program 11 Test on the video film
A. Previewing task.
Task I. Before watching the film, make sure you know the following words and word combinations:
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B. While watching.
Task II. Match the words with their definitions:
influence a) a right to act, given by law, rule or official position
power b) giving to staff a greater degree of authority
authority c) an effect on smb or smth without the use of direct force
delegation d) delegating a limited amount of authority
centralization e) giving a part of one’s power to smb else for some time
decentralization f) a position that gives smb the ability or power to control
Task III. Fill in the missing words and expressions from the box:
influence decentralized gain power authority capacity needs rebel corporate structure fragile method centralized power reward |
People struggle and fight to … and they fight even harder to keep what they have.
Power in the managerial world or the organization is based on the … of the leader to control the means of satisfying or dissatisfying the … of workers and to … the employees.
The power of institutional authority is often a very … of influence as when the members of the institution …, the legal authority can be crashed.
In … organizations the right to make decisions is reserved to the highest level of the … .
… organizations permit decisions to be made at the lowest level of management.
…, … and … are the vital tools of effective management.
Task IV. Complete a list with the aspects of power. One aspect is given here:
promotion
Task V. A company’s decision “to centralize or decentralize” is based on a number of factors. Choose the factors that should be taken into consideration:
basic philosophy of management
size of the organization
salary of top managers
level of the organization development
corporate culture
delegation of responsibilities and authorities
diversity of the company’s activities
relationships within the organization
skills of the manager
staffing levels
Task VI. Translate the sentences into Russian:
Some people have lots of power, some have none at all, some have had too much of it, some people never seem to get enough.
To have power is to be able to influence, to change the behaviour or attitude of another person or group.
The relationship between institutional authority – which is the right to influence behaviour, and power – the capacity to do so, is very complex.
Inexperienced individuals are usually not given authority, for the consequences of bad decisions can be expensive or dangerous.
The subordinate’s right to act for the manager is temporary, lasting for the duration of the task assigned. The authority should be equal to the requirements of the task.
Both managers and subordinates need to understand clearly how much authority is being delegated in order to avoid misunderstanding and non-performance.
To be successful, managers need to exercise influence to affect the actions of others. Understanding the relationship between influence, power and authority and using each one correctly are among the first skills a manager has to develop.
C. Follow-up activities.
Task VII. Answer the following questions basing on the information from the film:
What forms of power are there? Give your comments on each of them.
What problems can be caused by questions of power, authority and influence?
What are the advantages of centralized authority and key factors of decentralized one?
What is the role of delegation in the company? What problems can it lead to?
Task VIII. Basing on the film, write a short paragraph (8-10 sentences), proving the idea that neither centralized nor decentralized authority is necessarily the best.