Word - combinations

1. the classical approach

2. the behavioral approach

3. the quantitative approach

4. the scientific approach

5. to apply rational analysis to management

6. to result in higher profit

7. to tend to ignore the human element

8. to place the emphasis

9. associated activities

10.

related parts of a system

11. to take the best of the approaches

12. intuitive ability

13. common sense

14. involved in management

15. to become more complex

16. to keep the company running

17. production oriented

18. to make a profit

19. to impose regulations on business

20. to adopt a wider perspective

21. to have a good understanding

22. appreciation of current issues

23. to be sensitive and responsive to

24. to act in accord with

25. the total context in which the business functions

26. ever-more- complex environment

27. to encompass both art and science

28. subjective judgment

29. a question of proportion

30. applicable guidelines for managers

31. division of work

32. unity of command

33. subordination of personal interests to general interests

34. to set an example

35. to supervise firmly and fairly

36. scalar chain

37. smooth-running organization

38. tenure of personnel

39. to damage morale

40. esprit de corps

41. to perform a particular job

42. to arrange in a logical sequence

43. to determine by guesswork

44. rule-of- thumb practices

45. solutions to the problem

46. to put much effort into the job

47. to do the job in the prescribed manner

48. management by objectives

49. to make contributions to

50. to evaluate the performance

51. to put into action

52. periodic reviews of the person’s performance

53. to receive feedback from the subordinate on performance

54. to have a say

55. time-consuming

Examination topic

Management: Art or Science?

1. Introduction

2. Definition(s) of management

3. Schools of management

4. Taylor’s, Fayol’s, Drucker’s contributions to management

5. Modern approach(es) to management

6. Functions and principles of management

7. Management: art or science?

8. Conclusion

UNIT 2

CORPORATE CULTURE

Every company has its own language, its own version of its own history (its myths), and its own heroes and villains (its legends), both historical and contemporary.

Michael Hammer, US author and academic

Warming-up

1. What is culture? Choose the four factors below which you consider are the most significant in creating a culture: climate, institutions, ideas and beliefs, cuisine, language, arts, religion, geography, social customs and traditions, historical events, ceremonies and festivals.

2. What is corporate culture, do you suppose? Why is it of importance?

3. What influence does corporate culture have on the behavior patterns of a firm's workforce?

4. Can employees have an effect on corporate culture? How?

5. What impact does a country’s cultural environment have on creating a company’s culture?

6. The Japanese spend $40 billion a year on corporate hospitality. In what ways can entertaining clients and colleagues be good for business?

Text 1

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

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