Учебно-методическое пособие по развитию навыков профессионального общения. В двух частях. Ч.1: Management. Руденко Т.П - 5 стр.

         3. Why is planning the first management function?                        2. Plans set up in the first stage are subject to revision throughout
         4. What do managers do in the organizing phase?                   the duration of the project._____
         5. Can staffing be considered as part of the organizing func-            3. Managers should periodically check to see how well compre-
tion? *Why or why not?                                                     hensive company goals detailed in the planning phase are being met.
         6. *Why is ongoing communication necessary for effective di-      _____
rection?                                                                          4. Organizational goals generally are achieved by successfully
         7. What do managers evaluate in the controlling function?         combining the functions of planning, organizing, directing, and control-
*Why is evaluation essential at this phase of the project?                 ling. _____
         8. *What types of problems could a manager discover in per-              5. It is possible to divide the organizing function into two stages:
forming the controlling function?                                          determining positions and their associated duties and then staffing those
         9. Which skills do managers need to perform effectively? *Why     positions. _____
is each important?                                                                6. In order to apportion human resources properly, managers com
         10. Give examples of the qualities of an effective manager.       pare company objectives with the available resources. _____
*Classify these as either interpersonal, organizational, or technical             7. Classified advertisements in newspapers and professional jour-
skills.                                                                    nals provide a list of jobs that are available, a brief description of each
                                                                           job, and a telephone number or an address. _____
      II. Discuss the following questions with a partner. In giving               8. One of the roles of a supervisor is to direct workers in order to
your answers, try to use the new terms.                                    maximize their talents and increase their efficiency. _____
      1. During which management phase are overall organizational
                                                                                   II. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate terms from the
objectives established?
                                                                           list.
      2. What personal qualities do you think good managers should
have?                                                                              direction adequately     manager motivate supervision
      3. Which of the four management functions do you think is the                   regardless revised    attain guided interpersonal
most important? Why?
                                                                                 Since 1950, American manufacturing industries have ______ the
      4. Why are interpersonal skills essential for effective manage-
                                                                           ______ of their operating philosophies at the level of manufacturing
ment?
                                                                           unit.
      5. Why is staffing considered an ongoing managerial duty?
                                                                                 As the degree of education and technical sophistication of the la-
                                                                           bour force has increased, top management teams have ______ the estab-
      QUIZ I
                                                                           lished patterns of ______ to increase ______ communication from a
      I. Substitute appropriate terms from the italicised words or         one-way control mode to a two-way dialogue mode. In order to _____
phrases in the following sentences.                                        production targets, plant managers and supervisors realized the need to
                                                                           ______ ______ the workers under their direction.
   established     functions       phases       team        positions
    move on         allocate       attained     guide        overall               TEXT ANALYSIS
       1. Often a group of managers, rather than an individual, works on
                                                                                   Look at the reading to answer these questions.
a particular project. _____
                                                                                   1. What does each of the following refer to?
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