Active Vocabulary

organizational chart організаційна схема

line position лінійна посада

staff position штатна посада

immediate superior безпосередній керівник

immediate subordinate безпосередній підлеглий

line chain of command лінійна структура підпорядкування

to report звітувати, повідомити

credit department кредитний відділ

span of control сфера безпосереднього підпорядкування

vice-president of production віце-президент з виробництва

vice-president of marketing віце-президент зі збуту

comptroller головний фінансист

Vocabulary Exercises.

Exercise 1. Give affirmative and negative answers to the questions.

Model: Have you examined the organizational structure of the company yet?

Yes, I have already examined it. No, I haven't examined it yet.

1. Have you reported to the comptroller yet?

2. Have you settled this problem with the manager yet?

3. Have you learned line and staff positions of the company yet?

4. Have you got acquainted with your immediate superior yet?

5. Have you heard about his span of control yet?

6. Have you met your immediate subordinates yet?

7. Have you passed your report to the credit department yet?

Exercise 2. Change the sentences according to the model.

Model: A staff employee doesn't give orders.

A staff employee doesn't receive orders.

A staff employee neither gives, nor receives orders.

1. He isn't a Comptroller. He isn't a sales manager.

2. The head of the credit department doesn't advise the President. The head of the credit department doesn't report to comptroller.

3. He doesn't want to hold a position of vice-president of marketing. He doesn't want to hold a position of general manager.

4. A credit department doesn't have direct authority over a line department. A personnel department doesn't have direct authority over a line department.

5. I don't want to talk with the Boss. I don't want to talk with the Controller.

6. She doesn't like to give orders. She doesn't like to receive orders.

7. Jecky doesn't want to attend annual meeting of shareholders. Susan doesn't want to attend annual meeting of shareholders too.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

1. What is your relationship with your immediate superior?

2. What position in your company do you want to hold?

3. Do you want to be a sales-manager or a vice president of marketing? Give your reasons.

4. Over what positions do you have direct authority in your company?

5. What do you like more: to give orders or to receive orders?

6. Do you want to work in a staff department or in a line department? Give your reasons.

Exercise 4. Have a look at the organizational chart of the company.

What line and staff positions can you discern? Speak about the organizational structure of this enterprise.

Exercise 5. Translate into English.

1. Мої відносини з начальником дуже добрі.

2. Мій друг займає посаду головного фінансиста.

3. Я не знайомий з організаційною структурою нашого підприємства.

4. він більше любить віддавати накази, ніж отримувати їх.

5. Я надаю перевагу роботі в лінійному відділі.

6. Штабні відділи не пов’язані з кінцевою продукцією.

7. Структура нашого підприємства складна.

8. Мені більше підходить штабна посада, ніж лінійна.

9. Мій безпосередній керівник дуже пунктуальний.

10.В сферу мого безпосереднього підпорядкування входять три керівники груп.

11.Головний фінансист несе дуже велику відповідальність.

12. Я звільню мого безпосереднього підлеглого. Він лінивий.

Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1. Transfer the sentences from Active into Passive.

Model: The manager examines organizational structure of the firm.

Organizational structure of the firm is examined by the manager.

Vice-president gives orders to his employees.

I receive orders from the sales-manager.

My friend holds a position of general manager.

Personnel office receives resumes from prospective candidates.

Staff departments do different services to line departments.

He takes the orders and fulfils the task very quickly usually.

Model: My friend is examining the organizational chart.

The organizational chart is being examined by my friend.

1. I am sending my annual report to my immediate superior.

2. The foreman is firing his immediate subordinate.

3. Comptroller is giving the orders to his employees.

4. We are changing the organizational structure of our company.

5. The board of directors is enlarging the staff of the company.

Model: I have invested my money in real estate.

My money has been invested in real estate.

1. We have considered advantages and disadvantages of partnership.

2. I have bought the shares of IBM company.

3. This business has involved big financial resources.

4. We have elected the board of directors.

5. The board of directors has chosen the company officers.