Management

1. Management is the art of getting things done through other people. It includes the personnel who have the right to make decisions that influence company’s affairs.

2. There are three management levels: top management, middle management and operating management. Top management includes the president, vice president and the general manager. Middle management includes department managers and plant managers. Operating management includes supervisor, foremen, etc.

3. The most important responsibility of any manager is decision making. Successful management is a skill of choosing from alternatives.

4. Decision making are divided into: recognizing the problem, defining and analyzing the problem, evaluating alternative solution, choosing the most favorable solution and implementing the approach chosen.

5. Management function are planning, organizing, directing, controlling, staffing and innovating. It should be noted that successful management is based on the three basic elements: leadership, motivation and communication.

6. To operate a successful business one should have management skills because effective management is the key to business success.

Переведите на русский язык в письменной форме абзацы 2, 4, 5.

1.2. Найдите в правой колонке русские эквиваленты английских слов и словосочетаний:

1. to have the right a. принимать решения

2. management skills b. руководитель

3. key to success c. дела компании

4. favorable solution d. управление высшего звена

5. to make decisions e. навыки управления

6. top management f. исполнительная администрация

7. supervisor g. благоприятное решение

8. company’s affairs h. нововведение

9. middle management i. внедрить метод (подход)

10. to implement the approach j. иметь право

11. innovation k. управление среднего звена

12. operating management l. ключ к успеху

1.3. Переведите на русский язык встречающиеся в тексте интернациональные слова:

Personnel, company, president, vice president, alternative, analyze, problem, function, plan, organize, control, element, business, effective, motivation, staff, leader, communication.

1.4. Найдите соответствующие ответы на вопросы и напишите их в той последовательности, в которой заданы вопросы:

Вопросы

1. Whom does top management include?

2. What managers does middle management include?

3. What specialists does operating management include?

4. What steps is decision making divided into?

5. What are the management functions?

Ответы

a. Planning, organizing, directing, controlling, staffing and innovating.

b. Department managers and plant managers.

c. Supervisors, foremen, etc.

d. Recognizing the problem, defining the problem and choosing the most favorable solution.

e. The president, vice presidents and the general manager.

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