- •In fact, an organization is the unity, which operates successfully, if it is managed efficiently.
- •Text 2. Forms, types and styles of business organizations.
- •Types of Partnership:
- •Text 3. Organization structure
- •In business, the organization structure means the relationship between positions and people, who hold these positions; it shows who reports to whom.
- •Organization as the management object
- •Organization as the close system:
- •Organization as the open system
- •Text 4. Board of directors and ceo
- •3. Acquire sufficient resources for the organization’s operation
- •Major responsibilities of Board of Directors:
- •Typical Major functions of Chief Executive Officer of a Corporation
- •Answer the questions to the texts
- •Vocabulary to Unit 1
- •Unit 2. Corporate vision, mission, and image. Text 1. Company’s vision
- •Text 2. Company’s Mission
- •It is known that slogan represents words that sell.
- •Text 3. Objectives
- •Text 4. Strategic priorities
- •Strategy – mos - Tactics
- •Text 5. Spin of Success
- •Answer the questions to Unit 2
- •Vocabulary to Unit 2
- •1. Avoid V избегать, остерегаться, уклоняться. Syn: escape, evade.
- •2. Common purpose общая цель
- •3. Bridge n мост
- •Unit 3.Organization environment, resources and business activity Text 1. Types of environment
- •Text 2. Company resources and activities.
- •Production
- •Answer the questions to Unit 3
- •Text 1. Vital role of planning in company management
- •Text 2. Types of analyses used in planning activity.
- •Text 3. Typical Phases in Planning
- •1. Reference Overall Singular Purpose (“Mission”)
- •Text 5. Executives’ support in planning implementation
- •Answer the questions to Unit 4
- •Vocabulary to Unit 4
- •Unit 5. On Management and Managers. Text 1. What is management?
- •It is sufficient to say that the objectives represent what a company has to achieve and policy is how to go about achieving them.
- •Text 2 Strategic management versus operational management
- •Text 3. The managers’ job.
- •Text 4. Major functions of Managers.
- •Text 5. The role of a manager in company’s activity
- •Text 6. Delegating Authority
- •Answer the questions to Unit 5
- •Vocabulary to Unit 5
- •Unit 6. Leadership Text 1. General characteristic
- •Text 2. Leadership styles.
- •Text 3. Effective Leadership
- •Why are values important?
- •It all starts with leadership
- •Creating common understanding
- •Enabling and encouraging people to live by values
- •Most critical aspect – walking the talk
- •Answer the questions:
- •Unit 7. Business Culture and Business Ethic. Text 1. What is culture?
- •Building Trust across Cultural Boundaries.
- •Factors, which influence the organizational culture:
- •Text 3. Business ethics
- •Text 4. Business ethics and corporate culture nowadays.
- •Visible Manifestations of Culture
- •Invisible Manifestations of Culture
- •Questions to Unit 7
- •Vocabulary to Unit 7
- •Unit 8. Socio-psychological climate within and outside
- •Text 1. Ensuring socio-psychological climate in business.
- •Get a mentor or a coach
- •Learn to delegate
- •Recognize what’s important from what’s urgent
- •Recognize accomplishments
- •Text 3 .Dealing with Difficult Employees
- •How Can a Manager Deal with Difficult Employees
- •Text 4 . The 20 Bad Habits. Challenges in Interpersonal Behaviour.
- •Questions to Unit 8
- •Vocabulary to Unit 8
- •Unit 9. Managing Conflict Text 1. Why do conflicts arise in organization?
- •Text 2. Conflict Situations.
- •3. Differences in perceptions and values
- •Questions to Unit 9
- •Vocabulary to Unit 9
- •Unit 10. Cross-cultural Differences Text 1. Doing business across cultures. General ideas.
- •Text 2. Cross-cultural management.
- •Text 3. Culture clashes.
- •Text 4. Cross- Cultural Management that Makes a Difference
- •How should a company coming to a new culture cope with cultural issues?
- •Text 5. Cross-cultural management in Russia.
- •Text 6. Some Results of Poor Cross Cultural Awareness
- •Questions to Unit 10:
- •Vocabulary to Unit10
Questions to Unit 7
1. What is culture concerned in general?
2. What different cultures can a person belong to depending on his/her birthplace?
3. What cultural dimensions do you know?
4. How can awareness of cultural differences and similarities help you in business?
5. What are the symptoms of cultural shock?
6. How do we usually interpret others when we don’t understand them?
7. How is the word “trust” understood in different countries?
8. Why is it considered especially important to build trust in multicultural firms?
9. What does the term “diversity” describe?
10. What components constitute in-company communication policy and its culture?
11. What does corporate culture represent?
12. What factors influence the organizational culture?
13. How is ethics defined?
14. What ethical issues do business people have to face daily?
15. What do fairness and honesty mean in business?
16. What ethical problems can relationship in organization create?
17. In what situations can conflicts of interests occur?
18. What kind of ethics problems can a company face with in its relation with outside world?
19. What factors influence the ethics of decision-making?
20. What rules related to culture should you as a manager stick to?
21. How do people understand business ethics today?
22. Why do you unethical behaviour prevails in bureaucratic organizations?
23. What must people do to avoid conflicts at work?
24. Why can a corporate culture become a hidden liability? What can be done to avoid it?
25. Name visible manifestation of culture and explain how you understand them.
26. Name invisible manifestation of culture and explain how you understand them?
27. Why can poor communication within a company create confusion or even crisis?
28. What kind of sub-cultures can be created within a company?
29. How can CEO and leadership team influence corporate culture?
Vocabulary to Unit 7
1. dimension n измерение, величина, размах, аспект
2. directness n прямота, открытость, откровенность
3. consensus n единодушие, согласие
4. dissent n несходство взглядов, расхождение, разногласие
5. unanimity n единодушие, единство (во взглядах)
6. challenge n вызов, проблема, сложная задача
7. explore v исследовать, анализировать, устанавливать
8. anxiety n беспокойство, тревога, опасение
9. weird adj. странный, непонятный, причудливый
10. awareness n знание, осведомленность, понимание
11. assumption n допущение, предположение
12. correlation n взаимосвязь, соотношение, корреляция
13. trust n доверие, долг, ответственность, надежность
14. harness v использовать ( в определенных целях)
15. diversity n разнообразие, разновидность, многообразность
16. seek v добиваться, стремиться, пытаться, искать
17. leverage v усиливать, использовать в качестве рычага
18. diminish v занижать, недооценивать, преуменьшать
19. unleash v высвобождать, дать волю
20. inconsistency n несовместимость, противоречивость,
21. strive v - прилагаться усилия, стараться, бороться с …
22. impact v влиять, сильно воздействовать
23. probe the ground прощупывать почву
24. stem (from, out of) v происходить от, являться результатом чего-л.
25. infrequently adv. редко, не часто встречаться
26. fairness n честность, справедливость, совестливость
27. honesty n правдивость, искренность, честность
28. obey v повиноваться
29. ethical concerns этические отношения
30. deceive v обманывать, вводить в заблуждение
31. misrepresent v искажать, представлять в ложном свете
32. intimidate v запугивать, наводить страх, угрожать
33. welfare n благополучие, благосостояние, соц. Обеспечение
Syn.: prosperity, well-being
34. bribe n взятка, подкуп
35. mislead v вводить в заблуждение; вести по неправильному пути
36. infuriate v выводить из себя, приводить в ярость
37. boost v поднимать, помогать подняться, поддерживать
38. portray v изображать, описывать
39. inclination n тенденция, склонность, предпочтение
40. entirely adv. всецело, полностью, вполне
41. stick to.. v держаться, придерживаться, оставаться верным…
42. associate n коллега, партнер, соучастник, сторонник
43. obstacle n помеха, препятствие, преграда
44. tight control строгий контроль
44. irritability n раздражительность
45. arousal n пробуждение
46. rub n камень преткновения, препятствие, затруднение
Syn.: obstruction, difficulty
47. liability n здесь: помеха, источник неприятностей, обуза
48. hide (hid- hidden) v прятаться, скрываться
49. perks n Pl привилегии, льготы
50. mundane adj. мирской, светский, принадлежащий миру моды
51. meaninglessness n бессмысленность, бесцельность
52. cohesive adj. связанный, сплоченный, связующий
53. perceived problems осознанные, понимаемые проблемы
54. bash - ам. гулянка, веселое сборище
Syn.: party
55. thriving culture процветающая, бурно развивающаяся культура