Пойгина Л.Б., Туринова Л.А. - English for Masters. Management Part 1 (1175658), страница 4
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Mescon, M. Albert, F. Khedouri)2. Scanning exerciseScan the text to find the following information:a) Roles of the manager defined by Mintzberg;b) Levels of management;c) Peter F. Drucker's definition of management;d) The nature of managerial work.3. Vocabulary Study exerciseGlossaryto have several characteristics in commonneed for managementassembly line supervisorhard-to-perceive commonalitynature of managerial workinteract continuallyorganized set of behaviorsdesignated head of an organizational subunitindividual affectinterpersonal rolesinformational rolesdecisional rolesto be interdependentmanager's authority and status in the organizationto involve interactions with peoplefocal point of informationto act as an information-processing centeron behalf of the organizationto socialize12 basis for managerial decisionscurrent trend in management literatureto define management in terms offunctionsto attain organizational objectivesto be an agent for social changemajor social innovationeducational explosiongeneral roles and functionsto make a clear distinction between managers and nonmanagershorizontally divided worktask levelvertical division of laborlevels of managementtechnical levelinternal administration and coordinationinstitutional levellong-range plansoperating management, middle management and top managementa) find in the text English equivalents for the following:отличаться от неуправленческой работы; в повседневной практике; постоянноевзаимодействие; получать вознаграждение за работу; кратковременность, разнообразиеи фрагментарность; набор определенных поведенческих правил; влиять на характерисполнения роли; взаимодействовать для создания единого целого; обеспечиватьосновудля управленческих решений;формироватьнепрерывную цепьвзаимосвязанных действий; процесс управления, применимый к любой организации;являться стимулирующим элементом социальных изменений; взрыв образования; бытьпримером значительных социальных перемен; играть определенные роли и выполнятьопределенные функции; расстановка конкретных руководителей во главе отдельныхподразделений; определить, сколько уровней управления должна иметь компания;достижение оптимальных результатов; быть занятым управлением и координациейвнутри организации; адаптация организации к различного рода переменам; управлятьотношениями между организацией и внешней средой.b) Give the Russian equivalents for the following phrases:to be radically different in nature from non-managerial work; concentration of efforts; a daytoday basis; to describe another area of commonality in managerial work; an organized set ofbehaviors; to play at various times to varying degrees; to form integrated whole; to makesound decisions; to resolve existing or potential problems; to provide a basis for managerialdecisions; to be universally accepted; a process; a process of management applicable to anyorganization; the current trend in management literature; series of interrelated activities; toperform certain general roles and functions; to place a specific manager in charge of; to makelong-range plans between the organization and the community and society; to tackle thequestion of what managers do; to negotiate on behalf of the organization; the current trend onmanagement literature; horizontally divided work.13 c) match the following notions with the correct definition or phrase:1.
educationexplosion2. management3. negotiator4. technicallevel5. monitor6. entrepreneur7. institutionallevel8. liaison9. manageriallevel10. leader11. management12. disseminator13. figurehead14. recourseallocator15. spokesperson16. disturbancehandlera. ___________is both an agent for social change and anexample of a major social innovation.b. Managers at___________concern themselves primarilywith making long-large plans, formulating objectives,adapting the organizations to change.c.
___________is symbolic head, obliged to perform anumber of routine duties of a legal or social nature.d. It is management that in large measure accounts for thiscentury's most extraordinary socialphenomenon___________e. ___________transits information to on organization'splans,outsiders policies, actions, results; serves as expert onorganization's industry.f. ___________seeks and receives wide variety of specialinformation (much of it current) to develop thoroughunderstanding of organization and environment: emerges asnerve center of internal and external information of theorganization.g. ___________is the process of planning, organizing,motivating; and controlling in order to formulate and attainorganizational objectives.h.
___________is responsible for the allocation oforganizational resources of all kinds in effect the making orapproval of all significant organizational decisions.i. People at the ___________are primarily concerned withday-to-day operations and activities required for efficient,smoothly flowing production or servicesj. Managers at the ___________are primarily concernedwith internal administration and coordination of diverseorganizational activities and submits.k. ___________is responsible for the motivation andactivation of subordinates; responsible for staffing, training,and associated duties.l. ___________searches organization and its environmentfor opportunities and initiates "improvement projects" tobring about change.m.
___________transmits information received fromoutsiders or from other subordinates to members of theorganization; some information factual, some involvinginterpretation and integration of diverse value positions oforganizational influences.n. ___________is responsible for the organizations at majornegotiations.o.
___________is responsible for corrective action whenorganization faces important, unexpected disturbances.p. ___________maintains self-developed network ofoutside contracts and informers who provide favors andinformation.14 4. Discussing exercisea) The text states that "the more highly schooled people are, the more dependent theythen become on organizations." Provide some examples.
Compare the situation in Russiawith that in the U.S.b) Express your opinion concerning the viewpoint that "managerial work is radicallydifferent in nature from nonmanagerial work."c) All managers perform different roles in organizations, such, for example, as processor,leader, decision maker. Define what roles a supervisor, a middle manager, and a topmanager play in an organization.5.
Summarizing exercisea) Sum up the main points presented in Text 3. Write the plan of the text in the form ofstatements.b) Develop your plan into a summary.6. Abstract Writing exerciseWrite an abstract of Text 3. Briefly summarize the main results, indicating whether theyare significant.Write the abstract as one paragraph.7. Study exercise"The 10 Managerial Roles as Identified by Minzberg."RoleFigurehead →Leader →Liaison →DescriptionInterpersonalSymbolic head; obliged to perform a number of routineduties of a legalor social natureResponsible for the motivation and activation of subordinates; responsible for staffing, training, and associated dutiesMaintains self-developed network of outside contacts and informers whoprovide favors and informationInformationalMonitor →Seeks and receives wide variety of special information (much of it current) to develop thorough understanding of organization and environment: emerges as nerve center of internal and external information of theorganizationDisseminator →Transmits information received from outsiders or from other subordinates15 to members of the organization; some information factual, some involving interpretation and integration of diverse value positions of organizational influencesSpokesperson →Transmits information to outsiders on organization's plans, policies, actions, results, etc.; serves as expert on organization's industryDecisionalEntrepreneur →Searches organization and its environment for opportunities and initiates"improvement projects" to bring about change; supervises design of certain projects as wellDisturbance han-Responsible for corrective action when organization faces important, un-dler →expected disturbancesResource allocator →Responsible for the allocation of organizational resources of all kinds—ineffect the making or approval of all significant organizational decisionsNegotiator →Responsible for representing the organizations at major negotiations(from Henry Minzberg "The Nature of Managerial Work")a) Analyze the role of the manager as disseminator in the process of transmittinginformation to subordinates.b) Describe the manager as monitor of external information through liason role.c) Identify the manager as monitor of internal information through leader role.Text 41.
Pre-reading exerciseSkim through the text and say which logical part deals with each of the following subjects:a)b)c)d)e)Planning for productivity;Motivating for productivity;Communicating for productivity;Organizing for productivity;Controlling for productivity;16 Managing for productivityI. _____________________________Managing for productivity is the same as effective management in every other context.Achieving consistent, high productivity involves every management function and the linkingprocesses of communicating, decision making, and leading.
Most important, it requires thefull understanding and application of the concept that all these processes are interrelated andthat the best decision varies with the situation.One of the most important lessons of the Japanese success is that achieving sustainedhigh productivity cannot be done by responding in knee-jerk fashion to problems. Managersneed to incorporate productivity throughout the planning process.
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