Учебно-методическое пособие по развитию навыков профессионального общения. В двух частях. Ч.1: Management. Руденко Т.П - 4 стр.

      Significantly, only two of these shortcomings, number 5 and 8,         higher organizational levels. Planning is listed as the first management
are not directly related to working effectively with and through others.     function because the others depend on it. However, even as managers
People – whether superiors, peers or subordinates – can literally make       move on to perform other managerial functions, planning continues as
or break one’s career in management.                                         goals and alternatives are further evaluated and revised.
                                                                                     Organizing, the second management function, is the process of
      TEXT 2                                                                 putting the plan into action. This involves allocating resources, espe-
                                                                             cially human resources, so that the overall objectives can be attained. In
      VOCABULARY                                                             this phase, managers decide on the positions to be created and deter-
      Below is a list of terms that you will find in the text. As you read   mine the associated duties and responsibilities.
“Management Functions”, see if you understand each term. Use this                    Staffing, choosing the right person for the right job, may also be
as a working list and add other terms that you don't know.                   included as part of the organizing function. Third is the day-to-day di-
                                                                             rection and supervision of employees. In directing, managers guide,
NOUNS           VERBS            ADJECTIVES           OTHERS                 teach, and motivate workers so that they reach their potential abilities
management      fit into         overall              regardless of          and at the same time achieve the company goals that were established in
team            establish        organizational      adequately              the planning process. Effective direction and supervision by managers
manager         move on          ongoing                                     requires ongoing communication with employees. In the last manage-
function        revise           interpersonal                               ment function, controlling, managers evaluate how well company ob-
position        allocate                                                     jectives are being met. In order to complete this evaluation, managers
staffing        attain                                                       must look at the objectives established in the planning phase and at how
direction       guide                                                        well the tasks assigned in the directing phase are being completed. If
supervision     motivate                                                     major problems exist and goals are not being achieved, then changes
phase                                                                        need to be made in the company's organizational, or managerial, struc-
                                                                             ture. In making changes, managers might have to go back and replan,
      READING                                                                reorganize, and redirect.
                                                                                     In order to adequately and efficiently perform these management
                    Management Functions                                     functions, managers need interpersonal, organizational, and technical
                                                                             skills. Although all four functions are managerial duties, the importance
       Management plays a vital role in any business or organised activ-     of each may vary, depending on the situation.
ity. Management is composed of a team of managers who have charge                    Effective managers meet the objectives of the company through suc-
of the organization at all levels. Their duties include making sure com-     cessful combination of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling.
pany objectives are met and seeing that the business operates effi-
ciently. Regardless of the specific job, most managers perform four                COMPREHENSION
basic functions:
       * planning * organizing * directing * controlling.                          I. Answer the following questions about management functions.
       Planning involves determining overall company objectives and          Questions with asterisk (*) cannot be answered directly from the text.
deciding how these goals can best be achieved. Managers evaluate al-
                                                                                   * 1. What did the duties of managers include?
ternative plans before choosing a specific course of action and then
                                                                                     2. What does planning involve?
check to see that the chosen plan fits into the objectives established at

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