- •Professions and career
- •Choosing a career
- •My future career (business economics)
- •Vocabulary:
- •The profession of an economist
- •Professions
- •By country
- •United Kingdom
- •Three types of economists
- •Vocabulary
- •Engineering economics
- •The future of economics
- •Uncertainty and Game Theory
- •Market failure
- •Public Sector
- •Macroeconomics
- •Business cycle
- •International economics
- •Practice
- •Empirical investigation
- •Related subjects
- •At the company
- •Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Key Traits of Successful Leaders
- •A Few Tips of Marketing in General
- •Competition
- •Key Traits of Successful Leaders
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •6.2 Entrepreneurship
- •6.3 Company
- •Holding company
- •6.5 Bankruptcy
- •6.6 Capable Management
- •2. A few explanations to the text
- •3. Key vocabulary and expressions
- •4. Speaking practice. Read and speak on the problem raised by the practitioners.
- •5. Translate the proverbs. Find exact Russian equivalents for them.
- •6. Discuss with your partner the situations raised in the proverbs
- •6.7 People Are the Heart of Every Business
- •On Management in Russia
- •6.9 Marketing and Advertising
- •6.10 Qualities of a good manager
- •III. Effective business communication
- •Business Ethics (a)
- •2. Business Ethics (b)
- •Read and learn new words
- •How to Effectively Manage the People (Business Etiquette)
- •How Not to Behave Badly Abroad
- •Holding Meetings
- •Разговор по телефону
- •IV. Business Papers and Documents
- •1. The Contract
- •2. Contract and its Performance
- •3. Contract Law
- •4. The Assumption of Contractual Obligations
- •The Performance of Contractual Obligations
- •Sanctions for Non-Fulfillment of Contractual Obligations
- •A Business Letter
- •Job Application
- •Job opportunity: Executive Secretary to the Managing Director
- •Управляющему директору требуется исполнительный секретарь
- •Образец № 2
- •Образец № 3
- •Принятие предложения о работе Accepting an Position
- •Образец № 1 Model № 1
- •Отказ работодателя на заявление о работе
- •Образец № 1 Model № 1
- •Образец № 2
- •Resume & Curriculum Vitae (cv)
- •Образец № 1 Model № 1 resume
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •Рекомендательное письмо и характеристика
- •Образец № 2
- •Образец № 2
- •Образец № 3
- •Характеристика
- •Образец № 1
- •5. Уход с работы
- •6. Увольнение работника и сокращение штатов
- •Образец № 1
- •Образец № 2
- •Меморандум, или памятная записка
- •Образец № 1 Model № 1 memo
- •Образец № 2
- •Образец № 3 Model № 3 memo
- •8. Запрос информации
- •Information Inquiry
- •Образец № 1 Model № 1
- •Образец № 2 Model № 2
- •Ответ на запрос информации
- •Образец № 1
- •V. Business trips
- •Traveling. Means of traveling
- •Add to your Active Vocabulary
- •1. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •Stuck in an Airport?
- •At a hotel
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Add to your active vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Заказ места в гостинице
- •В гостинице
- •В ресторане
- •Поездка в автобусе
- •Покупка билета
- •На вокзале
- •Always Be Certain to Know Who's Gaining on You Know Who Are You Up Against
- •Internal operational factors
Internal operational factors
Some internal operational factors that increase competitiveness include:
Financial resources. Ability of the company to withstand financial setbacks, and to fund product development and improvements.
Marketing program/budget. Amount and effectiveness of advertising and other promotional activities.
Economies of scale. Ability to reduce per — unit costs due to large volume.
Operational efficiencies. Production or delivery methods that reduce costs and time.
Product line breadth. Ability to increase revenues by selling related products; ability for customers to purchase needed items from one provider.
Strategic partnerships. Relationships with other companies for purposes of development, promotion, or add-on sales.
Company morale/personnel. Motivation, commitment, and productivity of the employees.