- •Lesson 1 types of proprietorship Text
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 2 partnerships
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 3 corporations
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 4 the functions of an executive Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Additional Exercise
- •Lesson 5
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Exercises.
- •Grammar Exercises Exercise
- •1. Transfer the sentences from Active into Passive.
- •Lesson 6 accounting
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 7 corporate finance
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 8 Banks and business
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 9 product development and planning
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 10 marketing
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 11 wholesaling
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Lesson 12 retailing
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Indirect methods of distribution
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 13 pricing
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
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- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
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- •Grammar Exercises
- •Lesson 14 computers
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Grammar Exercise.
- •Lesson 15
- •International business
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Dialogue
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary Practice
Lesson 5
LINE AND STAFF POSITIONS
Text
In business, organization structure means the relationship between positions and people who hold the positions. Organization structure is very important because it provides an efficient work system as well as a system of communication.
Historically, line structure is the oldest type of organization structure. The main idea of it is direct vertical relationships between the positions and tasks of each level, and the positions and tasks above and bellow each level. For example, a sales manager may be in a line position between a vice-president of marketing and a salesman. Thus a vice president of marketing has direct authority over a sales manager. A sales manager in his turn has direct authority over a salesman. This chain of command simplifies the problems of giving and taking orders.
When a business grows in size and becomes more complex, there is a need for specialists. In such case administrators may organize staff departments and add staff specialists to do specific work. These people are usually busy with services, they are not tied in with the company product. The activities of the staff departments include an accounting, personnel, credit and advertising. Generally they do not give orders to other departments.
Active Vocabulary
relationship |
взаємовідношення, стосунки |
to hold a position |
займати посаду |
organization structure |
організаційна структура |
level |
рівень |
sales manager |
керівник по торгівлі маркетингу |
salesman |
продавець |
to have direct authority over smb. |
мати безпосередню владу над кимось |
staff |
штат |
to give orders |
наказувати, давати накази |
to take orders |
приймати накази |
a line department |
лінійний відділ (який має безпосереднє відношення до кінцевого продукту) |
staff department |
штабний відділ (який не має прямого відношення до виробництва, але обслуговує його) |
to be tied in with the company pro- |
мати відношення до кінцевого продукту |
duct complex |
складний |
Comprehension Questions
1. What does the organization structure mean?
2. What does the organization structure provide?
3. What is historically the oldest type of organization structure?
4. In what position is a salesmanager in attitude to a vice-president of marketing and a
salesman?
5. What is the difference between line and staff departments?
6. Why is an advertising department or a credit department considered staff structure
rather than line structure?
Vocabulary Practice
Choose the necessary word and put it in the sentence.
1. Organization structure shows ... between each position and positions above and below. |
1 relationships |
2. A sales manager has direct...over a salesman. |
2 to hold a position |
3. As a rule a... usually does not give orders to other departments. |
3 authority |
4. When the business gets more...there is a need for staff departments. |
4 complex |
5. My friend...... of sales manager. |
5 task |
6. The... of staff departments is to do different services. |
6 a line department |
7. My friend works in a....... he is responsible for the company product. |
7 a staff department |