International Business Styles

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Unit 5

• International Business Styles

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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

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Management styles
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• 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

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The imperative
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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

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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).

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Adjectives of nationality
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Listening
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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.

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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

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Discuss
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