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1. The (1)_____structure is most successful in organizations that are small to medium in size and only deal with a few product types and services.

2. The most common structure found within organizations, functional structure, consists of various (2)_____ such as engineering, development, marketing, finance, sales or human resources.

3. One of the major advantages of this type of infrastructure is that career paths for specialists (3)___ clearly _____.

4. Another disadvantage is that units may have limited flexibility in problem-solving, making changes or responding quickly to customer demands since the final decision-making (4)_____rests with the top level of management.

5. A solution to this problem is to(5) _____ initiative in employees. They should not have to wait until told to do something; nor should they have to ask.

6. An organizational (6)_____ illustrates the organizational structure.

7. The managers of each segment (7)_____ directly to the president at the top.

8. An employee might be (8)_____ to a supervisor, who is (9)_____ to a junior manager, who is then (10)_____ to a senior manager – communication and instructions can then be passed down the line.

9. If you’d like further information on our (11)_____ of products simply call back.

10. Unfortunately, the market does not always (12)_____ the model.

READING

TEXT 1.

Read the text and answer the questions.

1. What’s the difference between business and a business?

2. What is an enterprise?

3. How is a large American company called?

4. How are companies differentiated according to their size?

5. What is the company’s hierarchy/structure?

6. Are job titles of positions in a corporate hierarchy/structure the same in different companies?

Business and Businesses

Business is the activity of producing, buying and selling goods and services. A business, company, firm sells goods or services. Large companies considered together are referred to as big business. A company may be called an enterprise, especially to emphasize its risk-taking nature. Businesses vary in size, from the self-employed person working alone, through the small or medium enterprise (SME)to the large multinational with activities in several countries. A large company, especially in the US, is a corporation. The adjective “corporate” is often used in these combinations: corporate culture; corporate headquarters;corporate image; corporate ladder; corporate logo; corporate profits.

Every organization/company has a hierarchy/structure where some members of staff are more senior, powerful or important than others. For example, a manager in a factory is more senior or powerful than a normal worker. In the English-speaking world the job titles of positions in a corporate hierarchy/structure change not only between different countries but also between companies. It is very confusing, not only for learners of English, but also for native speakers.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 1272