- •Unit 2 levels and areas of management
- •A) What do the terms “pyramid” and “hierarchy” mean in the business world? What associations do you have with them? How does the managers’ responsibility for work change within a company?
- •D iscuss the following quotations:
- •A) What are the levels of management? Rank the following according to how important you think they are. Compare your answers with a partner.
- •Management Levels
- •Suggest the Russian equivalents:
- •A) Explain the words in italics given in the text, make up sentences of your own. Use English-English dictionaries to help you.
- •Give the English equivalents:
- •Fill in the blanks and translate.
- •Translate into English:
- •Make up the dialogue based on the text “Management Levels”.
- •A)When reading the text match appropriate heading to the certain paragraph:
- •Management Areas
- •A) Explain the words given in italics and make up sentences of your own. Use English-English dictionaries to help you.
- •Translate into English.
- •Match the terms and their definitions:
- •Render the text in English: management roles
- •Speak on the following.
- •1. Levels of management.
- •2. Areas of management.
Make up the dialogue based on the text “Management Levels”.
A)When reading the text match appropriate heading to the certain paragraph:
a) An administrative manager;
b) A financial manager;
c) A human resources manager;
d) An operations manager;
e) A marketing manager.
Management Areas
An organizational structure can also be divided more or less horizontally into areas of management described below. Depending on its purpose and mission, an organization may include other areas as well – research and development, for example, or risk management.
____________ is primarily responsible for the organization's financial resources. Accounting and investment are specialized areas within this management. Because financing affects the operation of the entire firm, many of the presidents of the largest companies are people who got their "basic training" as financial managers.
_____________ creates and manages the systems that convert resources into goods and services. Traditionally, it is equated with the production of goods. However, in recent years many of the techniques and procedures of operations management have been applied to the production of services and to a variety of nonbusiness activities. Like financial management, operations management has produced a good percentage of today's company presidents.
_____________ is responsible for the exchange of products between the organization and its customers or clients. Specific areas within marketing are marketing research, advertising, promotion, sales, and distribution.
_____________ is in charge of the organization's human resources programs. He or she engages in human resources planning, design systems for hiring, training, and appraising the performance of employees, and ensures that the organization follows government regulations concerning employment practices.
_____________ (also called a general manager) is not associated with any specific functional area but provides overall administrative leadership. A hospital administrator is a good example of an administrative manager. He or she does not specialize in operations, finance, marketing, or human resources management but instead coordinates the activities of specialized managers in all these areas.
b) Read the text again and answer the questions that follow (1-5).
1. What are the most common areas of management?
2. What s a financial manager responsible for?
3. What is an operations manager traditionally equated with and what are the changes in recent years?
4. What is a marketing manager responsible for?
5. What does an administrative manager coordinate?
c) Ask five questions to the text.
A) Explain the words given in italics and make up sentences of your own. Use English-English dictionaries to help you.
b) Find synonyms for the words: recent years; goods; area; firm; basic training; to be responsible for; regulation; leadership; mission; procedure.