Our location is in Colchester but we have branches and subsidiaries all over the country.

In each sentence one of the words or phrases (1, 2, 3 or 4) must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Managers have a responsibility to use the resources of their organization effectively and economically to reach its objectives.

1) resources

2) economically

3) reach

4) objectives

2. Henri Fayol indicated the following functions of managers: to forecast and plan, to organize, to motivate, to coordinate and to control.

1) forecast

2) organize

3) motivate

4) coordinate

According to Peter Drucker managers set objectives, and for this task they need social skills.

1) Peter Drucker

2) set

3) objectives

4) social skills

Peter Drucker considered that the first task of managers is to motivate and communicate effectively.

1) first

2) motivate

3) communicate

4) effectively

Having set standards and objectives goals managers measure the performance of the employees.

1) standards

2) goals

3) performance

4) employees

6. In Peter Drucker’s view successful managers are (ljk;ys ,snm) necessarily admired by others.

1) view

2) are

3) admired

4) others

7. In Peter Drucker’s opinion managers should be exceptionally intelligent and keen to develop other people.

1) exceptionally не обзательно для менеджера

2) intelligent

3) keen

4) develop

In most companies the activities of managers depend on the level in which they are working.

1) most

2) activities

3) level

4) in

Top managers, such as the chairman and directors, are involved in policy making and day-to-day decisions.

1) Top

2) chairman

3) making

4) day-to-day

Middle managers, such as superintendents and supervisors, must respond to the pressures of the job.

1)superintendents

2) supervisors

3) respond

4) pressures of the job

First-line managers deal with planning and making decisions about strategic development of the whole company.

1)First-line

2) making decisions

3) strategic

4) whole company

The executives working above the middle managers are generally called operating managers and deal with the problems on the shop floor.

1)executives

2) above

3) operating

4) floor

They are taking on recent university postgraduates for the positions of junior executives.

1)recent

2) postgraduates

3) positions

4) executives

All foremen report to workers and are considered to be operating managers.

1)foremen

2) report to

3) considered

4) operating

15. Our task is to motivate our staff and we must be able to get them to work as a team. At least 50% of our employers have been with the company over ten years.

1)staff

2) team

3) At least

4) employers

They are talking about a new member of staff, Brian Smith. His test period is almost over and they have to make a decision.

1)talking

2) member

3) test

4) make

Henri Fayol proposed that there are five primary functions of management and most of them are people-oriented.

1)five

2) primary

3) functions

4) people-oriented

Henri Fayol suggested that management is a human activity that applies only to the corporation.

1)activity

2) applies

3) only

4) corporation

19. Our company’s headquarters are in Texas but we are based in Germany where we produce a range of sports cars.

1)company’s

2) headquarters

3) based

4) range

Our location is in Colchester but we have branches and subsidiaries all over the country.

1) location

2) branches

3) subsidiaries

4) country

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