Add prefixes de,down,re,up to the following verbs: develop,grade, launch, centralise, locate, regulate, size, train and complete the gaps.

Add prefixes de,down,re,up to the following verbs:
develop,grade, launch, centralise, locate, regulate, size, train and complete the gaps.

1. Our company is about to ____ its head office to Malta.
2. If our company says it is going to ____, I think that means we are out of a job.
3. Lots of companies say they would like to ____ responsibility and authority.
4. Sales will increase if we ____ the product under a different name.
5. Our government might ____ all internal flights to make the industry more competitive.
6. We bought the new software and then realised we would need to ____ the staff to use it.
7. The local council has plans to ____ the whole area north of our headquarters.
8. We want to use the money to ____ all our computers with the latest processors.

22Fill the gaps in the text with the best word.

1. a) signal b) failure c) stimulus d) threat

2. a) violence b) resistance c) obedience d) persistence

3. a) mind b) awareness c) intelligence d) reason

4. a) cause b) result c) purpose d) success

5. a) involvement b) work c) suggestions d) ideas

6. a) time b) role c) activity d) process

7. a) democratic b) caring c) hierarchical d) market-driven

8. a) teams b) offices c) companies d) sections

9. a) supportive b) preventive c) authoritarian d) disciplined

10. a) education b) training c) measures d) downsizing

11. a) belief b) suspicion c) faith d) trust

Introducing change

Change is a natural part of the human condition. However, we often perceive it as a ____ to our stability, our self-esteem and our values. It is therefore hardly suprising that the most frequent reaction to change is ____.
Business leader need to bear this in mind and introduce change carefully for it to be sucessful. They have to raise their staff`s ____ of the ____ of the intended change. This can be achieved through good communications, as well as active staff ____ in the decision-making ____.
Change is easier in flatter organizational structures than in ____ ones. It seems that people working in ____ tend to generate more ideas and can test them out easily.
A ____ style of managment, together with adequate ____, can also boost self-confidience and so help staff cope better with change.
Finally, business leaders should create an atmosphere of ____ in which staff are encouraged to express their feelings. Indeed, silent resistance is a greater threat to the success of a change than open criticism.

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