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International Business Styles and Management Techniques

Explore different management styles in international business, including democratic, autocratic, consultative, and laissez-faire approaches. Learn about delegating authority, the importance of hierarchy, and the role of subordinates. Discover how these styles impact decision-making and task completion.

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International Business Styles and Management Techniques

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  1. Unit 5 • International Business Styles

  2. Key vocabulary • subordinates - a person that is of lesser rank or importance • hierarchy - a system of people or things arranged in a graded order • authority- right to take decisions and give orders • delegate - transfer power to someone • initiative – readiness to make a first step

  3. Management styles

  4. A democratic manager delegates authority to his/her staff, giving them responsibility to complete the task given to them • an autocratic manager dictates orders to their staff and makes decisions without any consultation. • A consultative management style can be viewed as a combination of the above two. • A laisses faire manager sets the tasks and gives staff complete freedom to complete the task as they see fit

  5. The imperative

  6. Adjectives of nationality • Pattern one: countries whose names end with "-a" form their adjectives with -an: Bulgaria, Bulgarian • Pattern Two: -ish nationality adjectives: Turkey - Turkish • Pattern Three: Nationality Adjective and Nationality Noun are the same: Greece –Greek – a Greek • Pattern Four: Nationality Adjective and Nationality Noun are different: The Netherlands – Dutch – a Dutchman

  7. A special point to remember • Is Karl from Germany? • No. I think he's Austrian (ADJECTIVE). • Is Karl from Germany? • No. I think he's an Austrian (NOUN).

  8. Adjectives of nationality

  9. Listening

  10. Giving Advice • I think you should get a lawyer. • Maybe you should try someplace else. • Why don't you call the company? • I don't think you should work so hard. • You ought to work less. / You ought not to work so hard. • If I were you, I'd work less. • If I were in your position, I'd work less. • If I were in your shoes, I'd work less. • You had better work less. • You shouldn't work so hard.

  11. Asking for advice • Why don't you /we? • How about /What about asking your brother for help? • What do you think I should do? • What do you suggest? • What would you do

  12. Discuss

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