UNIT 3 BASIC MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

____ Autocratic management style: The manager tells the workers exactly what to do. Workers have little or no participation at any level of decision making.

____ Democratic management style: The manager asks workers for opinions and ideas to solve problems. The manager often makes the final decisions, although at times, the workers may have decision-making power.

____ Laissez Faire management style: The manager gives all decision-making power to the workers. The manager has little control or input. Employees receive very little directions and guidance and little or no supervision. This management style is justified only if a company has highly qualified, well-trained and self-motivated employees who know what they must do and need no supervision.

Task IV. What management style are you most familiar with?

Task V. Four people speak about their bosses. Read their stories to compare different types of management.

Task VI. Complete the following sentences.

1. Janet’s boss is democratic because ______ .

2. Simon’s boss has a laissez-faire style of management because ______ .

3. Charlotte’s boss is autocratic because ______ .

4. George’s boss is democratic because ______ .

Task VII. Compare the four bosses described above. Mark in the chart the qualities that these bosses have.

Task VIII. Speak about the four bosses above in terms of management style.

UNIT 3 BASIC MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

Reading

I. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:

Available, evaluate, guide, chance, authority, efficient, influence, subordinate, interrelated, briefly

II. Read and translate the following international words:

Function, organize, chance, plan, action, progress, show, process, monitor, correction

III. Read the text and translate it into Russian.

While reading the text for the first time find answers to the following questions:

1. What is the general subject of the text?

2. How many management functions are mentioned in the text?

3. What paragraph describes the organising function?

4. What function is described?

Successful organizations do not just happen – they are managed to be that way. Every organization needs skilled management. Management is the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the work of organization members to achieve the goals of the organization. We shall briefly describe the four main management activities.

First, goals must be established for the organization, and plans must be developed to achieve these goals. Planning is the most important management function. Without plans, managers cannot know how they should organize people and resources, they cannot lead with confidence or expect others to follow them. Without a plan, managers and their followers have little chance of achieving their goals. Goals and plans provide a sense of direction, guide our decisions, and help us evaluate our progress.

Organising typically follows planning and shows how the organisation is going to achieve its goals. Organising is the process of arranging and allocating work authority, and resources among an organisation’s members so that they can achieve an organisation’s goals efficiently. Different goals, of course, require different structures.

Leading is the process of influencing people to work efficiently to achieve the organisation’s goals. Leading means working with people. Managers must determine what things motivate subordinates to work in the best interests of the organization and to try to provide those things.

Finally, controlling helps to monitor employees’ activities, determine whether the organization is moving toward its goals and make corrections as necessary. One reason for organization failure is that managers are not serious about control.

In practice, all four management functions are closely interrelated.

VOCABULARY NOTES:

VOCABULARY FOCUS

I.(Moodle) Match the words with their definitions:

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