Unit 5
Company organization
Presenting the company
1. Listening Listen to the presentation about Rossomon Plc. As you listen, complete the organization Chart below.
Listening Task
I'd like to say a few words about the organizational structure of Rossomon. Now, if you look at the transparency you will see that the Managing Director, that is Mr. Bunce, is responsible for running the company and is accountable to the Board.
Now, he is assisted by four executive departments. These are Human Resources, which is responsible for personnel, training and management development; then there is the Finance Department which takes care of corporate finance and accounting; next, we have the Management Services Department, led by Peter Jenkins who is in charge of rationalization throughout the company; and finally there is the R&D Department- research and development-which works closely with the five regions on new product development.
So this then brings me on to the regions. Directly under the Managing Director there are five Regional Managers. Each of them is responsible for the day-to-day management of a territory-these are geographically split into North, South, East, West, and Central Regions.
Now then, the five regions are supported by two sections-Marketing and Technical Services. They are organized on a matrix basis with section leaders accountable to the Regional Managers. They work closely with the regions on the marketing and technical side.
Now, in addition to the parent company, Rossomon has three subsidiaries, namely Rossomon France, Germany and Japan. The subsidiaries report to the Export Sales Department, which in turn is accountable to the Board.
Right, well that's a brief overview. Are there any questions?
2. Presentation This section demonstrates some of the language used to describe an organization in terms of:
# Hierarchy
# Responsibilities/functions
# Titles
# Affiliates
# Structure
2.1 Hierarchy
The company is headed by the MD.
The Sales Director reports to the MD.
The Sales Director is under the MD.
The sales Director is accountable to the MD.
The Sales Director is supported by a sales team.
The Sales Director is assisted by an Assistant Sales Manager.
2.2 Responsibilities/ functions
The finance Department is responsible for accounting.
The R&D (Research and Development) Department takes care of new product development.
The Administration Manager is in charge of personnel.
2.3 Titles
Below are the main managerial titles with the US equivalents in brackets:
Chairman (President)
Managing Director (chief Executive Officer/Senior Vice- President)
Finance Director (Vice-President-Finance)
Sales Manager (Sales Director)
2.4 Affiliates
X is the Parent company.
A, B and C are subsidiaries (more than 50% owned by the parent)
The Car Division consists of the Production Department and the Sales Department.
The Production Department comprises the Methods Section and the Maintenance Section.
The Sales Department is made up of the Advertising Section and the After-sales Section.
3. Controlled practice
Use the organization chart in the Listening section and the language in the Presentation section to complete these sentences.
1. The Managing Director ___________________ to the Board.
2. The Managing Director ___________________ for running the company.
3. The Managing Director ___________________ by four executive departments.
4. ______________the Managing Director, there are five regional divisions.
5. Each regional Manager _________________ of a territory.
6. The five regions ________________by two other sections-Marketing and Technical Services.
7. The Section Leaders ______________to the Regional Managers.
8. In addition to the ____________company, Rossomon has three____________.
9. The subsidiaries ___________Rossomon France, Rossomon Germany and Rossomon Japan.
10. The subsidiaries ______________to the Export Sales Department.
课文注释及词汇讲解
* words 几个字，几句话
eg. I'd like to say a few words about the new plan. * subsidiary 子公司
这是指在经营决策、财务、人事等方面受另一个公司--母公司控制的下属公司。
* Board 董事会
这是指由股东大会选举任命的、代理执行股东权利的决策机构。由董事和董事长组成。全称Board of Directors [英国]或Executive Board [美国]。
* be headed by... 由……领导，以……为首
eg. This delegation is headed by the Minister of Finance.
这个代表团的团长是财务部长。
* report to... 向……报告，为……的下级
eg. Directors of all departments must report to the Managing Director.
所有部门总管要向总裁报告。
* be accountable to... 由……支持
eg. This manager is only accountable to the Marketing Director.
这位经理只对营销总管汇报工作。
* be supported by ... 由……支持
eg. Supported by a sales team, we have made great progress in the promotion campaign.
在一个销售组的支持下，我们的促销活动取得了很大进展。
* be assisted by ... 由……协助
eg. Assisted by my colleagues I finished the job on time.
在同事们的协助下，我按时完成了工作。
* be responsible for (sth.)对……负有责任
eg. Who is responsible for the broken-down machine?
谁对发生故障的机器负责任？
* take care of 负责，主管
eg. The Marketing Department takes care of advertising.
营销部负责广告。
* consist 由……组成
comprise 包括……
be made up of ... 由……组成
请比较这三种表达法：
eg. The Group Corporation consists of 11companies.
The Group Corporation comprises 11 companies.
The Group Corporation is made up of 11 companies.
这个集团公司由11个公司组成。
之后有四个图片，分别是Listening、2.1、2.4、2.5的图片
Listening的图片

2.1 Hierarchy 的图片
 
2.4 Affiliates 的图片
 
2.5 Structure 的图片
 
Unit 5
听力译文：
我想就罗斯蒙公司的组织结构讲几句。现在，看一下幻灯片，大家就会知道邦斯先生是公司总裁，负责整个公司的经营，并对董事会汇报工作。
有四个执行部门辅助他，即人力资源部，负责人事、培训和管理人才的开发；财务部，负责公司财务和会计；下一个，是管理服务部，由彼得.詹金斯领导，他负责整个公司的合理化建设；最后是研究与发展部，他们与五个地区紧密合作，开发新产品。
这就说到了地区。五个地区经理直接由总裁领导。每位都负责一个地区的日常管理工作。地区是按东西南北中五个地理位置划分的。
再往下看，五个地区受到两个部门即营销部和技术服务部的支持。它们是按矩阵模式组织起来的，积压部门领导要对地区经理负责。在营切与技术方面，又与积压地区紧密配合。
除了母公司，罗斯蒙有三个子公司，即罗斯蒙法国公司、罗斯蒙德国公和罗斯蒙日本公司。积压子公司向出口销售部汇报，该部则向董事会汇报工作。
好，这是简单的总体介绍。有问题吗？
Exercise-A
请用括号内的词或短语翻译下列句子。
1． 我想就新公司的组织结构讲几句。（say a few words about）
2． 总裁负责整个公司的经营并向董事会汇报工作。（be responsible for, run, be accountable to）
3． 财务部负责公司财务和会计。（take care of）
4． 管理服务部负责整个公司的合理化建设。（be in charge of, rationalization）
5． 研究与发展部与五个地区紧密合作开发新产品。（work closely with ... on...）
6． 五个地区经理直接由总裁领导。(under)
7． 除了母公司，ABC公司有三 （责任编辑：城市网）