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Приложение №5.
1. a) Read the text and explain the meanings of the words and word
combinations in bold.
Distance and familiarity
Distance between managers and the people who work under them varies in
different cultures. Look at these two companies:
In
Country A, managers are usually easy to talk to -
accessible and
approachable - and there is a tradition of employees being involved in
decision-
making as part of a
team of equals. This company is not very
hierarchical, with
only three
management layers.
In
Country B, managers are usually more
distant and
remote. Employees
may feel quite distant from their managers and have a lot of
deference for them:
accepting decisions but not participating in them. Companies in Country В tend to
be more
hierarchical than those in Country A, with more
management layers.
b) Read this information about two very different companies and answer the
questions.
The Associated Box Company (ABC) and the Superior Box Corporation
(SBC) both make cardboard boxes.
At ABC there are three levels of management between the CEO and the
people who actually make the boxes. At SBC, there is only one level.
Managers at ABC are very distant. They rarely leave their offices, they have
their own executive restaurant and the employees hardly ever see them. Employees
are never consulted in decision-making. At SBC, managers share the same canteen
with employees. Managers have long meetings with employees before taking
important decisions.
Managers and the CEO of SBC have an open-door policy where employees
can come to see them about any complaint they might have. At ABC, employees
must sort out problems with the manager immediately above them.
At ABC, employees call their managers 'sir'. At SBC, everyone uses first names.
1. Which company:
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