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Put the verb in brackets in the right form: In many cases, there is also a market challenger, which wants to replace the leader, and various market followers, which (to seek) out particular niches that do not interest the leader
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: A market can also be (to expand) by stimulating more usage: for example, many households no longer have only one radio or cassette player, but perhaps one in each room, one in the car, plus a Walkman or two
Choose the right preposition:After the recession of the early 1980s, there were many large companies _______ the US stock market with good earnings but low stock prices
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Consultation between chairman and managing director on many matters is often helpful and fruitful because the chairman can be detached
and regulate the proceedings at board meetings, but as head of the organization 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
Because of the great responsibilities carried by the managing
with the day-to-day operations of the concern
So far as it’s possible he must be detached and unbiased in his deliberations. This is difficult to achieve when a person has executive responsibilities and is thus constantly in contact
director and because of the strength of his authority it is essential that the chairman and the managing director work in harmony
His primary technical function is to control
from the problem and can offer unbiased advice based on independent experience
Choose the right preposition: One indication that the people who warn against takeovers might be right is the existence _______leveraged buyouts
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) In situations where the work-force has strong union backing pay is as much open to free market forces as to the influence of the threat of union sanctions B) Where trade union influence is weak, or where there is no union influence at all, such coercion is much less evident
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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) A private limited company is usually controlled by Italian mafia B) Shares of a public limited company can be transferred only with the agreement of other shareholders and cannot be offered for sale to the general public
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Choose the right preposition: _______that business their assets were worth more than the companies’ market value
Choose the right preposition: In the 1960s, a big wave of takeovers in the US created conglomerates – collections _______ unrelated businesses combined into a single corporate structure
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Co-operation with trade unions may help an organisation to meet more easily the obligations placed on employers by government regulations and statutes B) Changes in working practices and necessary redeployment of workers can be more easily effected if implemented with union co-operation
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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Tax exempt means you have to pay tax on profits from the investment B) A reasonably safe investment means low risk
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Consequently, most large companies are decentralized, following the _______ of Alfred Sloan, who divided General Motors into separate operating divisions in 1920
girlfriend
death
wife
model
Choose two possible answers: In case of a voluntary liquidation the commission is appointed by the shareholders at the general meeting, but if the winding-up is compulsory then a court, in _______ cases an arbitration, must appoint this committee to solve the problem
our
majority
most
their
There may also be staff positions _______ are not integrated into the hierarchy
who
that
where
when
Choose two possible answers: The second major _______, governing the company is the articles of association
tsar
rule
document
president
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He is therefore able to devote all his energies to those problems that concern top management, such as policy-making, where his expertise
problems of running the organization
His primary technical function is to control
director and because of the strength of his authority it is essential that the chairman and the managing director work in harmony
Because of the great responsibilities carried by the managing
and regulate the proceedings at board meetings, but as head of the organization 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
Unless the enterprise is fairly small the chairman usually has no executive powers and is thus free from the day-to-day
and advice are most valuable
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: The opportunity to share in the profits of their company is to (consider) to courage loyalty and a co-operative attitude in the workers and to provide a positive incentive for greater productivity
Functional organization is _______, but there are two standard criticisms
defficient
proficient
sufficient
efficient
Choose two possible answers: This means that the company itself has rights and powers separate and different from those of the natural or legal _______ who compose it and are its shareholders
persons
person
people
Shortly before the first world war, the French industrialist Henry Fayol organized his coal-mining business according to the functions that it had to carry _______. He is generally credited with inventing functional organization
to them
in
out
through
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: This is often the first company to (to have) entered the field, or at least the first to have succeeded in it
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: In most markets there (to be) a definite market leader: the firm with the largest market share
Choose the right preposition: A market follower which does not establish its own niche is _______ a vulnerable position
Teams are often not very good for decision-making, and they run the risk of relational _______., unless they are small and have a lot of self-discipline
investments
problems
adventures
attitudes
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Raiders and their supporters argue that the permanent threat of takeovers is a challenge to company managers and directors to (do) their jobs better, and that well-run businesses that are not undervalued are at little risk
The amount of _______ available for investing in a business can be increased by forming a partnership of at least two people, who all contribute capital to the business and share the profit in agreed proportions
cars
things
people
money
Put the verb in brackets in the right form:This formed the basis for separate negotiations between individual employers and union representatives, and the results of these negotiations were further (to modify) by agreements at local plant levels
The organization might also be divided _______. functional departments, such as production, finance, marketing, sales and personnel
out of
into
from
to
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) Where more than one worker operates on a site delays and disruptions may be caused by inter-union disputes B) Unreasonable demands may be made on management if a union is powerful, to the ultimate detriment of the organisation and even the industry
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So if a company held an annual
from the problem and can offer unbiased advice based on independent experience
The advantage of two
and an extraordinary general meeting
There are two kinds of company general meeting: the annual general meeting (AGM)
opinions and two approaches is lost if the two offices are combined
Consultation between chairman and managing director on many matters is often helpful and fruitful because the chairman can be detached
general meeting on 31 March 2000 it must hold the next one in 2001 and on or before 30 June 2001
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Labour is more skilled in this method of production than in mass production because of the variety of the work
one of deciding what is the economic batch size
A manufacturer using batch production will set up a production run when orders for a particular item are received, but has the problem of making the run economically viable; in other words
producing sufficient quantity to make the run profitable
He does this by adding a stock quantity to the ordered quantity. One of the most difficult problems in batch production is, in fact, this
entailed, and machines are more versatile
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) France has the lowest number of workers in trade unions in the industrialized world B) The unions now represent less than 10% of the French work force, and most of those are in the public sector
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It is employed where orders
or sophistication in their products make use of batch production, a notable one being the furniture industry
A batch of one design will be made and then a batch of another, and then perhaps
the first will be run again
Industries offering choices of design
consist of a significant number of similar items but these orders are not sufficient to justify continuous manufacture
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Well-run businesses that are not undervalued (to be) at little risk
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Although small companies are generally flexible and can quickly respond to market conditions, their narrow range of customers (to cause) problematic fluctuations in turnover and profit
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: In the 1980s, however, the power of the trade unions in Britain was significantly (to curtail) by Government legislation, with the result that there is now less anxiety on the part of employers and Government over the strike threat
Today, most large manufacturing organizations have a functional _______, including (among others) production, finance, marketing, sales, and personnel or staff departments
structure
arcitecture
puncture
fracture
Chose three possible answers: The directors of a company are elected by the owners of the enterprise and may act only as a committee, known as a board, and not .
one by one
together
individually
alone
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Industrial relations (to be) then the concern exclusively of the trade unions and the employers’ organizations.
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) For a company it is not necessary to publish the accounts and there are no special legal requirements except that the name of the business must be registered if it is different from the owner’s name
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Continuity of work for both labour and equipment depends, therefore, on effective marketing and under this heading
sums for wages have to be regularly found
There is little opportunity for the use of highly specialised machinery, and the machinery that is used must be versatile and able
to cope with varying work
Where jobs of high value and extended time-span are the rule problems are often experienced with financing the projects, especially in view of the high labour content which means that large
must be included competitive tendering
Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) There is no doubt that trade unions can contribute positively in all areas where they operate, provided their power is used reasonably and with discretion B) Co-operation with trade unions may help an organisation to meet more easily the obligations placed on employers by government regulations and statutes
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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false? A) A public company must end its name with the words ‘public house’ B) The short forms – ’Ltd’ and ‘plc’ – are allowed
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Unless the enterprise is fairly small the chairman usually has no executive powers and is thus free from the day-to-day
he is a member
Every board of directors must have
and advice are most valuable
He is therefore able to devote all his energies to those problems that concern top management, such as policy-making, where his expertise
a chairman and by virtue of this office he is also chairman of the company
However, the chairman is elected not by the shareholders but by the board of directors, of which
problems of running the organization
Chose three possible answers: This gives the shareholders the _______ to express their confidence in the retiring directors by re-electing them, or to show their dissatisfaction with the performance of the board by electing new directors
opportunity
possibility
funds
chance
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: Many market followers (to concentrate) on market segmentation: finding a profitable niche in the market that is not satisfied by other goods or services, and that offers growth potential or gives the company a differential advantage because of its specific competencies
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Every board of directors must have
problems of running the organization
However, the chairman is elected not by the shareholders but by the board of directors, of which
may prove equally attractive to the board
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
he is a member
Unless the enterprise is fairly small the chairman usually has no executive powers and is thus free from the day-to-day
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) For a large organization manufacturing a range of products, having a single production department is very efficient B) Most large companies are centralized
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There are several legal requirements, including the submission of a Memorandum of Association and other _______ to the Registrar of Companies when the company is set up, and the publication of annual accounts
employees
documents
names
members
Put the verb in brackets in the right form: The first company in a particular market nearly always becomes the market leader, a position it will (to try) to keep by regularly attacking distinct market challengers and followers