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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) When there is mutual respect – that is, where morale is good – employees can more easily be given a picture of the organisation’s problems and thus obtain a better understanding of them through meetings with stewards and stewardesses. B) They feel the strength of association and thus are able to have, through union representatives, constructive discussions on procedures relating to working practices, disciplinary measures and the like
А- false, В- false
А- true, В- true
А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Lay-offs in Japan (to be) instead a cause for shame for which managers are expected to apologize
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The union serves an essential function in industrial society B) One of the chief objectives of right-wing governments in the 1980s (e.g. in Britain and the USA) was to diminish the power of trade unions, and to deregulate labour markets in accordance with the ideal of free markets
А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- false, В- false
The continual reorganizations mean that nobody has long-_______ responsibility for anything
term
turk
turd
turn
Choose the right preposition: Such companies might have been more efficient if liberated ... central management
Such an organization might also be divided _______. functional departments, such as production, finance, marketing, sales and personnel
to
out of
from
into
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: The threat usually (to force) companies to put capital to productive use
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Additional Voluntary Contributions means you have to pay B) A short-term investment is when you plan to invest the money for many years
А- true, В- true
А- false, В- true
А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
Choose two possible answers: Any company is _______ a legal person but, like a human being, it must have a name
just
only
alone
right
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A)Such a big union, particularly where there is a clothes shop can perpetuate and intensify restrictive practices unnecessarily B) An example would be the insistence on a qualified electrician to change the job
А- true, В- true
А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
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Further, the labour employed has to be highly skilled for the most part, and supervision must be constant and
very labour intensive since it does not easily lend itself to mechanisation
The requisition must state the objects of the meeting, be signed by the requisitionists, and deposited at the
registered office of the company
Job production is usually
very technically competent
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: When a company is (to buy) by its existing managers, we talk of a management buyout or MBO
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Every board of directors must have
he is a member
He is usually chosen because of his knowledge and experience of the industry within which the organization operates, though a proven record of success elsewhere
may prove equally attractive to the board
However, the chairman is elected not by the shareholders but by the board of directors, of which
a chairman and by virtue of this office he is also chairman of the company
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Some employers and managers (and political parties) oppose the very existence of unions – even though, like doctors, lawyers, accountants, and so on, but they might themselves belong to a professional association with similar basic aims? But not many management theorists stress the necessity of unions B) In the 1970s, Peter Drucker* wrote that ‘Management is and has to be a power. Any power needs restraint and control – or else it becomes tyranny
А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- true, В- true
А- false, В- false
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) In many countries, including France and Italy, unions are largely entertaining B) Industrial relations tend to be worse in countries, industries and companies where communications are good, i.e. where management consults workers on matters that will concern them, where neither side treats the other as an adversary, and when unions do not insist upon the preservation of completely uneconomic jobs and working practices
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
Some big organizations are often further divided into autonomous divisions, each with its _______ functional sections
special
private
self
own
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Further, the labour employed has to be highly skilled for the most part, and supervision must be constant and
of the date of the deposit of the requisition
There is little opportunity for the use of highly specialised machinery, and the machinery that is used must be versatile and able
registered office of the company
The requisition must state the objects of the meeting, be signed by the requisitionists, and deposited at the
to cope with varying work
If the directors do not call a meeting within 21 days of the date of depositing the requisition, the requisitionists, or the majority in value of them, may call the meeting within three months
very technically competent
Choose the right preposition:After the recession time there were many large companies ... the US stock market with good earnings but low stock prices
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Where there is mutual respect – that is, where morale is good – employees can more easily be given a picture of the organisation’s problems and thus obtain a better understanding of them through meetings with shop stewards and local union officials B) Clerical and managerial workers are less susceptible to union influence and in these areas there is never any union involvement, particularly among local-authority workers and civil servants
А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- false, В- false
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Many followers can either concentrate on small market segments or niches, or follow the safer strategy of (to imitate) the leader’s products
Chose three possible answers: He interprets and puts into _______, through his management team, the decisions taken at board level, and can follow them through down the organization chain
effect
bank
reality
action
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The labour content is relatively small compared to the capital investment, and most of it is very skilled B) The small proportion of skilled labour required is employed to set up the machines for production, and is highly paid
А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The profit of a public company is distributed to the shareholders in proportion to the number of shares they sold B) A private limited company is usually controlled by Italian mafia
А- true, В- true
А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
Most large companies are decentralized, following the _______ of Alfred Sloan, who divided General Motors into separate operating divisions in 1920
wife
girlfriend
model
death
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Takeovers (to use) borrowed money are called ‘leveraged buyouts’ or ‘LBOs’. Leverage means having a large proportion of debt compared to equity capital
Most large manufacturing organizations have a functional _______, including (among others) production, finance, marketing, sales, and personnel or staff departments
structure
arcitecture
fracture
puncture
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Then they (to be) the concern exclusively of the trade unions and the employers’ organizations.
Chose three possible answers: The responsibilities of the directors are most _______ in the running of the company
tipical
usual
special
onerous
It might be internally divided into functional _______
departments
compartments
appartments
parts
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His primary technical function is to control
an AGM to be held in that year
All general meetings other
than the annual general meeting are extraordinary general meetings. They may be called by the directors at any time
Any member may, by giving notice to the company not later than three months before the end of the year in which an AGM should have been held but for the opting out, require
and regulate the proceedings at board meetings, but as head of the organisation he should have the capacity to lead the management team in a positive fashion and to stimulate them to develop new approaches to management problems
Choose the right preposition: Their supporters argue that the permanent threat ... takeovers is a challenge to company managers
Choose the right preposition: Such managements have learnt a lesson _______ the experience of an American company which lost control to its work-force through the issue of shares with voting rights as bonuses, where the numbers of shares subsequently held by workers exceeded those held by the original owners
Chose three possible answers: We see that in _______ the board acts as trustee for the funds subscribed by the members, and for the proper application of those funds
fact
case
effect
reality
Chose three possible answers: In this case, as a director he partakes in the activities of the _______ - the formulation of policy, decisions on capital expenditure and so on
council
councelor
committee
board
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This is a method that falls between job and mass production, and may be said to be repeated production but not
level of interest in the job
The use of a conveyer belt gives the worker no control over the pace of his work and diminishes opportunities to communicate
consist of a significant number of similar items but these orders are not sufficient to justify continuous manufacture
It is employed where orders
with his fellow workers
The result is a high rate of absenteeism, general work stoppages and possibly defective work owing to a low
continuous production
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There is little opportunity for the use of highly specialised machinery, and the machinery that is used must be versatile and able
to make for stock as each order will be different from previous orders and from future ones
In many cases, such as
very technically competent
Further, the labour employed has to be highly skilled for the most part, and supervision must be constant and
a bridge-building or in road construction, there can be no question of making for stock
It is unusual for an organisation to be able
to cope with varying work
Most organizations are hierarchical, with a number of levels and a line of command running from the top to the _______., so hierarchies should be avoided because they make decision-making slow and difficult
low
end
down
bottom
Put the verb in brackets in the right form:To reduce disruption through industrial disputes it was historically the practice to (resort) to joint consultation
Chose three possible answers: It must be _______ that there is a trustee relationship between the directors and the shareholders
clear
wrong
realised
understood
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Usually level negotiations were (to carry) out which set the pattern for pay and conditions throughout a particular industry
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: It is often the first company to (to have) entered the field, or at least the first to have succeeded in it
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If the directors do not call a meeting within 21 days of the date of depositing the requisition, the requisitionists, or the majority in value of them, may call the meeting within three months
registered office of the company
To prevent the directors
of the paid up share capital on which all calls due have been paid the right to requisition an extraordinary general meeting
Holders of not less than one tenth
from convening (i.e. calling) the meeting to be held on a long distant date so that the members’ desire to discuss urgent matters is defeated, the directors are not deemed to have duly convened a meeting if they convene it for more than 28 days after the date of the notification
The requisition must state the objects of the meeting, be signed by the requisitionists, and deposited at the
of the date of the deposit of the requisition
Another idea is decentralization: the separation _______. the organization into competing autonomous divisions
in
on
of
out
They are ‘one-man businesses’ but they can, of _______, employ others
course
proximity
direction
path
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Time is never saved in pay negotiations when dealing with a union as compared to dealing with individuals B) but this is not relevant in respect of supervisors and managers where it helps to promote equitable schemes of remuneration and to avoid inequalities and possible consequent resentment
А- true, В- true
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The simplest form of business organisation is the sole trader or sole proprietor – one old woman who provides the capital (the money needed to start), has complete control of the business, keeps all the profit (or bears the loss), and has unlimited liability B) Clerical and managerial workers are less susceptible to union influence and in these areas there is never any union involvement, particularly among local-authority workers and civil servants
А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- false, В- false
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) The best of business is a joint-stock company, also called a company or corporation, a joint stock company is a “legal person” B) Once you set up a joint-stock company, you never really need to prepare its Memorandum of Association
А- true, В- true
А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: It is assumed that shares will have voting rights, but some managements may (to view) this with apprehension and in some cases shares issued to employees have no voting rights so that control remains firmly in the hands of the existing shareholders and management
Put the verb in brackets in the right form:The attempts to (mediate) between the parties in dispute and is generally very successful