Assignments

Organisational Structure. I. Learn unfamiliar terms. 2. Describe the typical Management structure of a company. 3. Characterise the functions of various departments.

Company Results. I. Learn unfamiliar terms. 2. Put 5-7 questions on the text. 3. Describe your company's activities last year by answering) the following questions: How would you characterise your company's activities last year or what are the characteristic features of you: company's activities last year? 4. Make recommendations aimed at improving the activities of various departments. For the department r Iv- ark e ting - to expand the home market of our goods, to study supply and demand;

Commercial department - to expand trade ties with other companies and firms; to increase the volume of sale and purchase; to reconsider the price list of basic commodities (goods) the company produces.

Human Resources - to reduce the old-age personnel, to recruit new graduates, to extend the system of training, to organise quality-training seminars;

Finance - x) to improve the accounting system, to reconsider the financial system in accordance with the new financial position.

Promotion - to elaborate new forms of advertising, to intensify advertising;

Production & Technology - to increase production and labour productivity, to reduce manufacturing costs, to invest more in technological innovations, to install a 'new automated assembly line;

Sales - to widen trade points network, to rationalise distribution network; to increase the number of goods for export; to enlarge the sales. '

Research & Development - to develop and test new products, to in crease the quality of goods, to upgrade products, to carry out (do) research in various fields of production.

x) Make the following budget proposals for next year: 25000 pounds should be allocated to Research and Development, 45000 pounds - to Marketing, I45000-to Production, 55000 - to Sales.

Corporate structure

Board

Chairman

Managing Director

Finance and

Administration

Commercial and

Legal, including

Secretarial

Honda - Japan - Japanese	General motors	– united states
IBM - US - American English	toyota motor	– japan
Olivetti - Italy - Italian	british petroleum	– britain
Ericsson - Sweden - Swedish	Daimler-benz	– west germany
Norsk Hydro - Norway - Norwegian	Renault	– france
L'Oreal - Prance - French	Volvo	– sweden
Rolls Royce - England - English	Canadian pacific	– Canada-English, French
Nestle - Switzerland -Swiss	Samsung	– south korea - korean
Siemens - Germany - German	elders ixl	– australia
Philips - the Netherlands - Dutch	nestle	– switzerland