2. Discussion
1. Men are better managers than women.
2. Women organise their time better.
3. Women have better attitudes towards others and men are
more selfish.
4. Women take criticism more personally.
5. Men find it difficult to work for a woman.
3. Overview
UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Chairman of the board President of the board
Managing director (MD) Chief executive officer (CEO)
Operations director (OD) Chief operations officer (COO)
(Senior) vice president (VP) (Senior) vice president (VP)
Middle manager Middle manager
(e.g. division manager) (e.g. division manager)
First-line manager First-line manager
(e.g. store manager) (e.g. store manager)
4. Chapter 1, p. 6
To include
e.g. The company structure includes the following divisions: Quality
Control Department, Production Department, etc.
To contain
e.g. The company structure contains the following three layers: Main
Office, Commercial Department and three Production Units.
To be composed of
e.g. Our company is composed of different operating divisions where
each division represents a separate business or profit center and
the top corporate officer delegates responsibility for day-to-day
operations and business-unit strategy to division managers.
5. Chapter 1, p. 6 (ctd)
To support
e.g. The Administrative Department supports the General Manager
in running the station.
To assist
e.g. Our Human Resource Department will assist all employees with
questions, including newcomers and those whose careers span
decades.
6. Chapter 1, p. 8
1. Sentence 1: i and j
2. Sentence 2: e and l
3. Sentence 3: g and k
4. Sentence 4: h and r
5. Sentence 5: a and m
6. Sentence 6: c and n
7. Sentence 7: b and q
8. Sentence 8: f and o
9. Sentence 9: d and p
7. Text (ctd)
VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN
1 to produce productive product(ion)
producer
2 to compare comparative; comparison;
comparable comparability
3 to style stylish; style
stylistic
4 to ruin ruinous ruin
5 to localise local location
6 to deceive deceptive deception
7 to protect protective protection
8 to perceive perceptive; perception
perceptible
9 to expand expansive expansion
10 to specialise special specialty
8. Text (ctd)
VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN
11 to determine determined determination
12 to defend defensive; defence;
defensible defendant
13 to offend offensive offensive;
offence;
offensiveness
14 to enthuse enthusiastic enthusiasm
15 to satisfy satisfactory; satisfaction
satisfied
9. Text (ctd)
To license
e.g. Harvard University has licensed the new technology enabling
other groups and institutions to purchase them for research.
To ensure
e.g. Our new system ensures that everyone gets paid on time.
To pay off
e.g. All those weeks of studying will pay off when you take the exam.
To attend
e.g. I’ve voiced my opinion at every meeting I’ve attended.
To vow
e.g. The president has vowed to help the earthquake victims.
10. Assignment 1
INSTRUCTIONS
- Writing an application letter
- Real or imaginary job
- Check information sheet
- Maximum one page
GUIDELINES
- Deadline: Saturday, March 16 at 8:00 p.m.
- Send to sven.cerulus@khleuven.be
11. Assignment 3
INSTRUCTIONS
- Giving an oral presentation
- Free subject
- Check information sheet
- Maximum 10-15 minutes
GUIDELINES
- You have to register for a specific date
- Three people in every class week 6 to 10
12. What is a good manager like?
Should he know your birthday?
