The writing module

III. Writing exercises:

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suggested words: adjusted, inspiring, of, rate, for, into

It is important _____ managers to translate the productivity problem____ organizational terms. Organizational productivity is the ratio ___ total input to total output,______ for inflation, for a specific period of time. Japan, with the world's highest ____ of productivity growth, is an ______example of how to do more with less.

Exercise 2. Compose a story on one of the topics (up to 100 words):

“Management is an important area of study”

“Small business management”

“Public sector management”

Lesson 3. Study of the role and place of the Manager in the organization claim the modern foreign language supervisor

Read the text №1: Management of organization

Management of organization jobs to people when attempting to counter the specialization-of-labor dilemma. The first option includes realistic job previews (honest explanations of what a job actually entails), job rotation( periodically moving people from one specialized job to another), and limited exposure (establishing a challenging yet but fair daily performance standard or quota, and letting employees go home when it is reached). Managers who pursue the second option, fitting jobs to people, can either enlarge (combine two or more tasks into a single job) or enrich (redesign a job to increase its motivating potential) jobs. Job enrichment vertically loads jobs to meet individual needs for meaningfulness, responsibility, and knowledge of results. Personal desire for growth and a supportive climate are required for successful job enrichment.

Read the text №2: Aspects of management in the workforce

Workplace management

There are often different approaches to management in the workforce. The type of management that is best is always up for debate and has been for many years. Oftentimes, when one thinks of management they will think of the corporate level of an organization or that management is concentrated at the top of the organization. That is not always the case because a manager is anyone who works to guide or direct the efforts of others to accomplish mutual goals. In most companies, there are three different levels at which managers are found: lower, middle, and top (which will be more focused on than the former two). There are also many different roles, functions, and skills of management.

Lower, Middle, and Top Managers

In lower management, managers work closely with employees to supervise their work. They are in charge of the employees who are directly under them and they are also responsible in reporting to the next level of management.

Middle managers are primarily responsible for carrying out certain activities that work in favor of the overall goals of the company. In broadcast stations, middle managers are considered to be the department heads because they oversee a department and then also report to the general manager (GM).

Top managers organize activities of the company and provide overall direction for the accomplishment of the company’s goals. In a broadcast station, top management would include the GM. The GM is responsible for carrying out the objectives of the station’s owners. They are responsible for organizing resources (human and physical) in a way that the stations objectives can and will be accomplished.

All three levels of managers have many different roles, which are broken up into three different categories by Henry Mintzberg. He identified that in interpersonal roles a manager can be a liaison, figurehead, and/or a leader. A manager will use the interpersonal roles to provide information to their employees. The interpersonal roles are concerned primarily with interpersonal relationships (Allen 1998).

In a broadcast station, the general manager is the liaison (or “middle-man”) between the station’s owners and its employees. The liaison can also be responsible for external company relations such as community groups, program suppliers, and other stations. As a figurehead in a broadcast station, the GM is responsible for signing documents to be submitted to the FCC and representing the station at community events, among others. As a leader, the GM must establish a certain atmosphere for the workplace and guide and motivate employees.

Exercise 1. Read «The right person». These words are often used in job advertisement. Companies look for people who are:

Exercise 2. Read these sentences. Complete each sentence with words. Change the form if necessary.

1 Start-up _______________ is available in the form of bank loans.

2 The human resources _______________ is in charge of hiring new employees.

3 Experts in specialist _______________ are sometimes asked to advise companies on their strategies.

4 After tax deductions, the company’s _______________ profit is in excess of £2 million.

5 Seasonal farm _______________ are often employed to help bring in the harvest.

6 After 20 years working her way up the ladder, Ms Jones now _______________ the European division.

7 The business _______________ we follow involves minimizing risk and staying ahead of our competitors.

8 Mr Lim’s primary _______________ was to become a successful entrepreneur.

Exercise 3.Match these words as they go together in the text.

produce and goods and national prison human sales

tax defense distribute system services interaction

Exercise 4.Match the parts of the sentences and write them down into your notebook.

can predict	understand government policies, business development, and consumer behaviour.
provides context	in the areas of getting and spending money
deals with	the likely results of economic activity.
is well equipped to help us	fundamental, often life-to-death issues.
is concerned with human behavior	for making decision in your business, professional and financial life.

Exercise 5. Read the text about management and administration.

An open office

Exercise 6. Read the text about labor, personnel and human resources.

Exercise 7. Find the answer to the crossword and use words from ex.5 and ex.6.

Lesson 4. The use of a foreign language to study the evolution of management thought