Management Functions

1. Management plays a vital role in any business. Management is composed of a team of managers. Their duties include making sure company objectives are seeing that the business operates efficiently. Managers perform four basic functions. These management functions are planning, operating, directing and controlling.

2. Planning involves determining overall company objectives and deciding how these goals can be best achieved. Managers evaluate alternative plans before choosing a specific of action. Planning is listed as the first management function because the others depend on it.

3. Organizing is the second management function. It is the process of putting the plan into action. This involves allocating resources, especially human resources. Staffing, choosing the right person for the right job, is also the part of organizing function.

4. Third is the day-to-day direction and supervision of employers. Managers guide, teach and motivate workers so that they reach their potential abilities, achieve the company goals that were established in the planning process.

5. The fourth management function is controlling. Managers evaluate how well company objectives are being met. They must look at the objectives established in the planning phase and how well the task assigned in the directing phase is being completed. If major problems exist and goals are not being achieved, then changes need to be made in the company’s organizational or managerial structure. Effective managers meet the objectives of the company through a successful combination of planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

Послетекстовые упражнения (The exercises to be done after reading the text)

Упражнение 5. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 4, 5.

Упражнение 6. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What is management composed of?

2. What do their duties include?

3. What are management functions?

4. What does planning involve?

5. What kind of process is organizing?

6. What is the third function of management?

What does it consist of?

7. What is controlling?

8. How do effective managers meet the objectives of the company?

Упражнение 7. Заполните пропуски соответствующими предлогами.

1. Management plays a vital role … any business.

2. Managers evaluate alternative plans … choosing a specific … action.

3. Staffing, choosing the right person … job, is also the part of organizing function.

4. They must look … the objectives established … the planning phase.

5. Effective managers meet the objectives … the company … a successful combination.

Упражнение 8. Закончите предложения, выбрав соответствующее по смыслу окончание.

1. Management plays a vital … in any business.

1. function

2. role

3. music

2. Management is composed of a team of … .

1. managers

2. actors

3. teachers

3. Most managers … four basic functions.

1. study

2. read

3. perform

4. … involves determining overall company objectives.

1. drawing

2. reading

3. planning

5. Effective … meet the objectives of the company through a successful combination of planning, organizing, directing, controlling.

1. managers

2. engineers

3. actors

Упражнение 9. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Менеджмент играет главную (основную) роль в любом бизнесе.

2. Менеджмент (управление) состоит из команды менеджеров.

3. Их обязанности состоят в обеспечении условий для достижения целей компании.

4. Существуют четыре основные функции менеджмента: планирование, организация, управление, контроль.

5. Планирование состоит из определённых целей компании и их выполнения.

6. Организационная функция – это процесс составления плана действий.

7. Третья функция – ежедневное управление и проверка персонала.

8. Четвёртая функция – проверка того как успешно выполняются (достигаются) цели, поставленные перед компанией.

Unit I

Internal Audit and Its History

Предтекстовые упражнения

(The exercises to be done before reading the text)

Упражнение 1.Прочтите слова и словосочетания и постарайтесь запомнить их русские эквиваленты.

internal audit – внутренний аудит

an audit –ревизия, проверка

to involve – привлекать

to achieve – выполнять, достигать

an objective – цель

to utilize – использовать

a procedure –процедура

goal – цель

highlighting - выделение

solution – решение

to employ – нанимать

to perform – выполнять

to evolve – развивать

steadily – постоянно, устойчиво

similar – подобно

quality – качество

assurance – страхование

compliance – согласие

to derive – получать, происходить, устанавливать

consulting – учитываемый, согласованный

public – общественный

implementation – внедрение, выполнение

to possess – владеть, обладать

to require - требовать

Упражнение 2. Прочитайте вслух слова и сопоставьте их с русским значением.

Internal audit, to involve, to utilize, an objective, highlighting, solution, to perform, steadily, progress, to possess, to require, to evolve, quality, assurance, to derive, consulting, public, implementation.

Упражнение 3. Переведите предложения на русский язык. Обратите внимания на новые слова и словосочетания.

1. Internal auditing is a profession and activity in helping organizations achieve their stated objectives.

2. Professionals called internal auditors are employed by organizations to perform the internal auditing activity.

3. The internal auditing profession evolved steadily with the progress of management science after World War II.

4. Much of the theory underling internal auditing is derived from management consulting and public accounting professions.

5. Many internal auditors possess the skills required to help companies meet the requirements of the law.

Упражнение 4. Прочитайте и переведите слова на русский язык, обращая внимание на суффиксы и префиксы.

auditor- auditing

profession- professional

organization- organizational

employ- employment

active- activity

recommend- recommendation

quality- qualification

perform- performer

require- requirement

public- publication

Упражнение 5.Найдите в правой колонке русские эквиваленты английских слов.

1. achieve - a) решение

2. procedure - b) цель

3. solution - c) достигать

4. perform - d) владеть

5. internal audit - e) согласие

6. goal - f) процедура

7. require - g) общественный

8. public - h) требовать

9. possess - i) выполнять

10. compliance - j) внутренний аудит

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Прочтите текст и переведите на русский язык.