2. Work in pairs. Read the text again and find the manager’s functions.
3. Divide the managerial functions, you have just listed, into four groups.
Planning:
Organizing:
Directing:
Controlling:
Vocabulary
to design and maintain an environment
efficient
staff; to staff
to apply to (e.g. Management applies to any kind of organization.)
profit
surplus
a profit (business) enterprise; not-for-profit (non-business) enterprise
to charge with responsibility
to make contributions to
objective, aim, goal
group objectives
a desirable aim
available resources
to strive
scope of authority
to deal with
to establish
group endeavour
to carry out
1. A) Match the word ‘aim’ and ‘result’ with the verbs given below.
attain achieve accomplish meet obtain reach
aim
result
b) These verbs have one initial meaning, but their usage is different. Match the verbs and the nouns to make word partners.
to manage to run to administrate to rule to lead to supervise |
business country people company |
2. Complete the sentences with an appropriate word.
Management is the process of designing and maintaining _______ for effective accomplishing group goals.
Managers ______ planning, organising, staffing, leading and controlling.
Management ____ to any kind of organisation and managers at all organisational levels.
Managers are charged with ______ of taking actions that will make it possible for individuals to make their ______ to group objectives.
Managers can obtain good results by establishing an environment for effective group ______.
Top-level managers and lower-level managers hold different _____ .
The logical and most desirable aim of all managers should be ______ .
Managers must establish an environment in which people can _____ group goals. |
endeavour
scope of authority
applies
available resources
carry out
responsibility
an environment
a surplus
contribution
accomplish |
3. Match the synonyms.
goal to strive profit to charge with responsibility scope of authority staff efficient to design to deal with to establish |
to cope to create duties employees to try to organise aim surplus effective to make responsible |