6 Organizational Structure

vary location employee customer Board of Directors be in charge of Chairman of the Board Managing Director Head of a company Finance department

відрізнятися; змінювати місце знаходження, розташування службовець, співробітник замовник, клієнт, покупець правління, рада директорів керувати голова правління генеральний директор керівник компанії фінансовий відділ

Sales department Marketing department Production department Research and Develop-ment department Personnel department personnel report to (v) senior (top) executive /manager

відділ збуту відділ маркетингу виробничий відділ відділ наукових досліджень та розробок відділ кадрів персонал, штат звітувати; підпорядковуватися керівник вищого рангу

The structure of organizations varies greatly according to the nature of the business. There are several factors which influence this structure:

*the number of locations and employees

*the economic sector

*the type of market in which they operate

*the type of customer

*the degree of management control required

*the complexity of the business activities

The company is run by a Board of Directors; each Director is in charge of a department. However, the Chairman of the Board is in overall control and may not be the head of any one department. The Board is responsible for policy decisions and strategy. The Managing Director (sometimes called the Chief Executive or President in the USA) is the head of the company, who has overall responsibility for the running of the business.

Most companies have Finance, Sales, Marketing, Production, Research and Development (R&D) and Personnel Departments.

These are the most common departments, but some companies have others as well.

Most departments have a Manager, who is in charge of its day-to-day running, and who reports to the Director; the Director is responsible for strategic planning and for making decisions. Various personnel in each department report to the Manager.

People at the head of an organization are often called senior executives or senior managers, top executives or top managers.

1 What does the structure within which business can operate depend on? 2 What factors influence this structure? 3 Who is the company run by? 4 What is the Board of Directors responsible for? 5 Who is the head of the company? What is he/she responsible for? 6 Who supervises the Managing Director? 7 What departments do most companies have? 8 What is the Director responsible for? 9 Who reports to the Director? 10 Who do personnel in each department report to? 11 Who elects the Board of Directors?

1 Match words that have a similar meaning:

vary customer be in charge of head make a decision department personnel director

chief decide staff division manager change client control