Organizational Structure

vary location   employee customer Board of Directors be in charge of Chairman of the Board Managing Director Head of a company Finance department

відрізнятися; змінювати місце знаходження, розташування службовець, співробітник замовник, клієнт, покупець правління, рада директорів керувати голова правління генеральний директор керівник компанії фінансовий відділ

Sales department Marketing department Production department Research and Develop-ment department Personnel department personnel report to (v)   senior (top) executive /manager

відділ збуту відділ маркетингу виробничий відділ відділ наукових досліджень та розробок відділ кадрів персонал, штат звітувати; підпорядковуватися керівник вищого рангу

The structure of organizations varies greatly according to the nature of the business. There are several factors which influence this structure:

*the number of locations and employees

*the economic sector

*the type of market in which they operate

*the type of customer

*the degree of management control required

*the complexity of the business activities

The company is run by a Board of Directors; each Director is in charge of a department. However, the Chairman of the Board is in overall control and may not be the head of any one department. The Board is responsible for policy decisions and strategy. The Managing Director (sometimes called the Chief Executive or President in the USA) is the head of the company, who has overall responsibility for the running of the business.

Most companies have Finance, Sales, Marketing, Production, Research and Development (R&D) and Personnel Departments.

These are the most common departments, but some companies have others as well.

Most departments have a Manager, who is in charge of its day-to-day running, and who reports to the Director; the Director is responsible for strategic planning and for makingdecisions. Various personnel in each department report to the Manager.

People at the head of an organization are often called senior executives or senior managers, top executives or top managers.

1 What does the structure within which business can operate depend on? 2 What factors influence this structure? 3 Who is the company run by? 4 What is the Board of Directors responsible for? 5 Who is the head of the company? What is he/she responsible for? 6 Who supervises the Managing Director? 7 What departments do most companies have? 8 What is the Director responsible for? 9 Who reports to the Director? 10 Who do personnel in each department report to? 11 Who elects the Board of Directors?

1 Match words that have a similar meaning:

vary customer be in charge of head make a decision department personnel director

chief decide staff division manager change client control

2 The words in the box frequently occur before "manager". Find combinations that mean:

1) a person in control of staff in one section of an organization; 2) a per-son in control of staff but under the authority of a manager; 3) a person in control of the manufacturing process; 4) a person in control of the design and quality of goods made by a company; 5) a person at the head of an organization; 6) a person responsible for the sales staff and their work; 7) a person responsible for recruiting / training employees and dealing with

their problems.

3 Match the words and phrases in the box with the correct definition:

1) the place where something is located; 2) a person who works for another person, business or government; 3) a person who buys something from a shop, pays for a service or orders something from a company; 4) a group of directors who are responsible for running a company and usually have legal res-

ponsibilities to it; 5) a company director responsible for the day-to-day running of a company; 6) the chief officer of a company responsible for deciding and carrying out company policy; 7) a person in charge of a department; 8) the people employed by an organization; the staff; 9) people at the head of an organization.

4 Choose the correct word from the box to complete the gaps. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

reports, personnel department, personnel, made, day-to-day, the head, in charge of, the Board of Directors, customers, an employee

1 She is... of this company. 2 Our company treats its... well with fast service and good products. 3... is discussing the annual pay rise. 4 She is... of the new project. 5 She is... of the finance committee. 6 My partner takes care of the... operations of the company. 7 He... a quick decision to buy the TV. 8 Training courses are provided for all company.... 9 She... directly to the company's president. 10 New staff should report to the....

5 Choose the correct word:

1 The employees responsible for carrying out general office duties are clerks/accountants/financiers. 2 The employees who sell a company's products are the sales representatives/managers/managing directors. 3 The employees who are responsible for seeing that the finished goods are well made are the packers/quality controllers/economists. 4 The workers who process data, under the control of managers and supervisors, are the computer hackers/operators/users. 5 The person who greets a visitor and tells him or her how to get to the right office is the manager/president/receptionist. 6 The clerical workers who use typewriters or word processors and who produce letters and other documents are writers /secretaries/editors. 7 The employees who check a company’s financial affairs are the statisticians /accountants/customers. 8 The person appointed by the board of directors to be responsible for the management team that runs a business on a day-to-day basis is the operator/managing director/seller.

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