8. In the text find sentences with the infinitives and define their functions.

9. Translate the sentences into Russian. Mind infinitives and their functions.

1. It is important to realize that these are only general categories of resources.

2. To adapt to change the organiza­tion must know what is changing and how it is changing.

3. Management is the process of coordinating the resources of an organization to achieve the primary orga­nizational goals.

4. The manager tries to influence those with whom he or she comes into contact in the enterprise.

5. This manager is skilful enough to cope with this work.

6. It is necessary to know how to apply knowledge.

7. To keep employees content, a variety of incentives are used in a firm.

10. Find in the text the words which describe or mean the following.

• smth. told; news or knowledge given.

• wealth, supplies of goods, raw materials, etc. which a person, country, etc. has or can use;

• surroundings, circumstances, influences;

• skilled workmanship;

• belief in oneself or others or in what is said, reported, etc.; belief that one is right or that one is able to do smth;

• aids, circumstances, which make it easy to do things.

11. In the text find definitions of:

• material resources;

• financial resources;

• management.

12. Answer the following questions on the text.

1. What was one of the early definitions of management?

2. Why is there a necessity to develop one more definition of management?

3. What does systems theory presuppose?

4. What are the resources that organizations utilize?

5. What do managers do to achieve organization’s goals?

6. How can management be defined from the viewpoint of systems theory?

7. What does efficient and effective manner mean?

8. How are managers defined?

9. What are the reasons for complexities that managers have in their work?

13. Agree or disagree to the following. Correct wrong statements.

1. There is only one definition of management which is concise and simplistic.

2. Management is a more complex process than knowing exactly what to do and seeing that things are done in the best and cheapest way.

3. Systems theory suggests that all the jobs are done systematically.

4. The manager’s job means combining and coordinating human, financial, physical and information resources to attain organization’s goals.

5. Management should achieve organization’s goals efficiently and effectively.

6. Efficiency and effectiveness mean combining and coordinating all the resources.

7. A manager is any person who uses one of the four resources.

8. Managers face many problems posed by different factors.

14. Arrange the sentences according to the text.

1. Efficiency and effectiveness mean using the resources wisely, without unnecessary waste and doing the right things.

2.Thus management is a set of activities directed at human, financial, physical and information resources with the aim of achieving organizational goals in efficient and effective manner.

3. There are many concise and simplistic definitions of management but they don’t reflect the true nature of its complexities and challenges.

4.These problems are caused by globalization, domestic competition, government regulation and shareholder pressure.

5. Systems theory which suggests utilizing four basic kinds of inputs describes management in the best way.

6. Managers face many problems which are interesting and unique.

7. So, a manager is someone who plans, makes decisions, organizes, leads and controls the resources.