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Ex.3. Give the meaning of the following word combinations from the text in English (look up their definitions in an English-English dictionary) and suggest their Russian equivalents:
1) organizational habitat
2) employee compliance
3) assembly line
4) discipline and task analysis
5) ‘ad-hoc’ operations
6) diversification
7) total marketing and decentralization
8) job enrichment
9) job satisfaction
10)sensitivity training
11)management ranks
12)competitive challenge
13)restructuring
Ex.4. Use the words in the box to fill in the gaps.
| organizational habitat employee compliance assembly line discipline and task analysis ‘ad-hoc’ operations diversification total marketing and decentralization job enrichment job satisfaction sensitivity training management ranks competitive challenge restructuring |
1. The survey showed that many workers want a higher level of … ….
2. Organizations have been experimenting with ways to increase … ….
3. An engine rolls off the assembly line every 72 seconds. … … automation has reduced error rates in manufacturing.
4. … and … … is pivotal in every segment of management.
5. Toyota’s … into housing and telecommunications has proved its effectiveness.
6. We have abandoned our … strategy to focus on core activities.
7. Our company has experienced a … of authority.
8. … … a way of increasing the variety of tasks of an employee.
9. When employees take full responsibility for their work, this can lead to higher … ….
10. ''… …'' is a form of training that claims to make people more aware of their own prejudices.
11. Promotion will mean that I am immediately above him in … ….
12. The group said it was about to embark on a major ….
Ex.5. Look for contextual synonyms to these words in the text and reproduce the contexts they were used in.
1) at the direction
2) prescribe (v)
3) conformity (n)
4) production line
5) enhancement (n)
6) position (n)
7) reorganization (n)
8) mould (v)
9) fast-traced (adj)
10)dedicated to (adj)
11)seize (v)
12)unmitigated (adj)
13)fresher (n)
14)speak in support of (v)
15)adapt (v)
Ex.6. Translate the sentences in bold type into Russian in writing.
Ex.7. Complete the following sentences using your own words.
1. It would be mistaken to argue that actual nowadays management dates back thousands of years because….
2. Management's organizational habitat determines ….
3. The statement that “managers have had their day” is ….
4. Modern managers still had the features of their feudal ancestors
when ….
5. The first age of managers starts with … and is over when ….
6. Through the '60s and into the early '70s the management thinking was dominated by ….
7. Through the '70s and into the early '80s technology ….
Ex.8. Prepare a summary of the article in English. Follow the guidelines in Appendix 2.
[1] New Deal -the policies introduced in the US in the 1930s by President Roosevelt with the aim of helping the economy return to normal.
[2] The welfare state refers to government provision of certain public services (such as health care, education, social security) to all citizens irrespective of their personal wealth.
[3] Theory Y - a way of managing people based on the idea that most workers enjoy work and want responsibility. They should therefore be given freedom to deal with difficult problems using their skill and imagination and be promised rewards.
