Vocabulary focus

4. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box (exercise 2).

1. There are three main __ skills that are essential to successful management.

2. __ __ involves the formulation of ideas.

3. Resources are used to accomplish the manager’s __ __.

4. Managers interact and __ with employees.

5. To achieve an organization’s __ in a changing environment it is necessary to use its resources __ and __.

6. We __ managers as being in lower, middle or upper levels of management

7. To assume __ roles, managers must be skilled.

5. Match the English and Russian equivalents.

1 objective	a) взаимодействовать
2 be concerned with	b) заниматься
3 title	c) достигать
4 accomplish	d) звание
5 manage	e) руководить
6 integrate	f) цель
7 to deal with	g) объединять
8 interact	h) вести дела
9 proficiency	i) опытность

6. Express in one word.

a) a person who is in charge of running a business;

b) accomplishing the objectives with a minimum of cost;

c) all the money, property, skill, labour etc that a company has available;

d) a system in an organization in which people are organized into different levels of importance from highest to lowest;

e) a person who is paid to work for somebody;

f) an area of work that somebody gives most of their attention and knows a lot about;

g) the things such as food, medicines, fuel, etc. that are needed by a group of people;

h) the person in a company who has the most power and authority.

words for reference: resources, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), manager, supplies, specialty, efficiently, employee, hierarchy

7. Find the words in the text for which the following are synonyms.

purpose price own varied bookkeeping

fulfil qualified decide plan declaration

claim inventively administrative classify talent

important recognize commerce degree think

8. Explain the meaning of the words given below.

organization, business, equipment, objective, title, proficiency, manages, managerial skills, supervision, first-line manager, effectively, facilities, human skill, changing environment, integrate, chairman.

Comprehension

9. Answer the questions.

1. What is management?

2. Which factors constitute managerial work?

3. Which resources does a company usually possess? Who makes decisions about these resources?

4. Does hierarchy influence the functions that managers perform?

5. What are the main levels of management?

6. What titles do managers at each level bear?

7. What is the essence of conceptual skills of a manager?

8. Which managerial skills are the most significant?