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21 Choose the best explanation for each phrase from the text.
1. the days of the big corporation are numbered (summary, line 1-2)
a) big companies will become less important in the future
b) companies will have to improve their financial controls
2. control is being passed down the line (summary, line 4-5)
a) nobody in the company wants to take decisions
b) some decisions will be taken at lower levels in the company
3. what underlies this trend? (para 3, line 1)
a) is this trend really true?
b) what are the reasons for this trend?
4. in essence (para 3, line 2)
a) basically
b) necessarily
5. organizations shrink (para 3, line 6-7)
a) they become smaller
b) they disappear completely
6. the economic equation changes (para 5, line 2-3)
a) things become cheaper because of the Internet
b) there is a move in favor of decentrallization
21 Use an appropriate verb and preposition to complete each sentence.
1. Large multinationals still exercise considerable power over many people
around the world.
2. It's a difficult problem. It will take time to w.......... o......... the best way
to solve it.
3. In a traditional, hierarchical company, employees are expected to c.........
o.......... the orders of their superiors.
4. To improve flexibility and speed of reaction we have decided to b......... the
company u.......... into separate business units.
5. Our policy is to t............ business only w.......... companies that have a
strong environmental policy.
6. The speed at which you can get information from the Internet is some-
times a......... b............ the time of day.
22 Discuss the following questions in the group.
The authors are both on the academic staff of MIT (The Massachusetts In-
stitute of Technology) in the USA. Till now, most of the innovations in using
the Internet and in 'e-commerce' have come from the USA, where companies
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