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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 311.


Write down the annotation of the text in Russian.

Make up the plan of the text.

Choose the main information from every paragraph.

Formulate the main idea of the text.

Translate the title of the text.

joint venture – ñîâìåñòíîå ïðåäïðèÿòèå (ÑÏ);

jointly invest – ñîâìåñòíî èíâåñòèðîâàòü, áûòü ñîèíâåñòîðàìè;

to collaborate – ñîòðóäíè÷àòü;

to combine their strengths – îáúåäèíÿòü óñèëèÿ;

to strengthen their operations – óêðåïëÿòü ñâîè ïîçèöèè; ðàñøèðÿòü äåÿòåëüíîñòü;

to merge – ñëèâàòüñÿ; ñîåäèíÿòüñÿ;

a merger – ñëèÿíèå;

to increase market share – óâåëè÷èòü äîëþ ðûíêà;

to cut costs – ñíèæàòü äîõîäû; óìåíüøàòü çàòðàòû;

acquisition – ïðèîáðåòåíèå; ïîêóïêà;

takeover, n. – ïîãëîùåíèå;

to take over control – çàõâàòèòü êîíòðîëü;

to take over ownership – çàâëàäåòü ñîáñòâåííîñòüþ;

to collide – ñòàëêèâàòüñÿ; âñòóïèòü â ïðîòèâîðå÷èå;

an ego – ñàìîìíåíèå; ñâîå «ß»;

alpha males – çä. ÑÅÎ (Chief Executive Officer) ïåðâîå ëèöî â êîìïàíèè; ãëàâíîå äîëæíîñòíîå ëèöî;

a deal – breaker – âèíîâíèê ðàñòîðæåíèÿ ñäåëêè;

to draw uncanny parallels – ïðîâîäèòü ïóãàþùèå ïàðàëëåëè;

a spectacular collapse – íàøóìåâøèé êðàõ; ñêàíäàëüíûé ïðîâàë;

the supposed alliance – ïðåäïîëàãàåìûé / ïëàíèðóåìûé ñîþç;

a textbook example – òèïè÷íûé ïðèìåð;

complementary research technologies – âçàèìîäîïîëíÿþùèå èññëåäîâàòåëüñêèå òåõíîëîãèè;

streets ahead of – îñòàâèòü äàëåêî ïîçàäè; íàìíîãî îïåðåæàòü;

to throw sand in each other's faces – âñòóïàòü â êîíôëèêò; îáìåíèâàòüñÿ íåëèöåïðèÿòíûìè êîììåíòàðèÿìè;

the deal is off – ñäåëêà íå ñîñòîÿëàñü; ñîðâàíà;

to cause problems – ñîçäàâàòü ïðîáëåìû;

inevitable, adj. – íåèçáåæíûé;

to prize, v. – âûñîêî öåíèòü; âîçíàãðàæäàòü;

to outmanoevre, v. – ïåðåèãðàòü; îáîéòè; ïåðåõèòðèòü;

a fundamental prerequisite – îñíîâíàÿ ïðåäïîñûëêà;

to climb to the top of the corporate ladder – äîñòè÷ü âåðøèíû êîðïîðàòèâíîé ëåñòíèöû;

power-hungry – âëàñòîëþáèâûé; æàæäóùèé âëàñòè;

a boardroom bust – up – ñðûâ ñäåëêè íàâåðõó;

go off the top of the scale – çä. ïîêàçûâàþò äàëåêî íå ëó÷øèå ðåçóëüòàòû ïðè òåñòèðîâàíèè ëè÷íîñòíûõ êà÷åñòâ;

to be verging on – áûòü íà ãðàíè;

peers – ñîñëóæèâöû; ëþäè, ðàâíûå ïî ðàíãó;

Europe's most spectacular and public bust-up – ñàìûé íàøóìåâøèé ïóáëè÷íûé ñðûâ ñäåëêè â Åâðîïå;

to tie the knot – ñâÿçàòü ñåáÿ óçàìè;

to reject the marriage plans – îòêàçàòüñÿ îò áðà÷íûõ íàìåðåíèé;

to undervalue – íåäîîöåíèâàòü;

simmering resentment – çä. åëå ñäåðæèâàåìîå íåäîâîëüñòâî;

to add spice – äîáàâèòü îñòðîòû;

the management revolt – ïðîòèâîäåéñòâèå ñî ñòîðîíû ðóêîâîäñòâà; îòïîð ðóêîâîäèòåëåé;

to force the resignation – âûíóäèòü óéòè â îòñòàâêó;

to be in the driving seat – çàíèìàòü ðóêîâîäÿùóþ äîëæíîñòü;

to take a back seat – óñòóïèòü ðóêîâîäÿùóþ ïîçèöèþ; îòêàçàòüñÿ îò âåäóùåé ðîëè;

to step down – óéòè ñ ïîñòà;

to relinquish old roles – âûïóñêàòü èç ðóê ïðåæíåå ïîëîæåíèå; óñòóïàòü; îòêàçàòüñÿ îò ïðàâà ïðèíÿòèÿ îñíîâíûõ ðåøåíèé;

in favour of – â ïîëüçó (êîãî-òî èëè ÷åãî-òî);

to the advantage of both parties – ê âûãîäå îáåèõ ñòîðîí;

to turn into all – out war – ïðåâðàòèòüñÿ â ïîëíîìàñøòàáíóþ âîéíó;

the imperatives of shareholders – íàñóùíûå èíòåðåñû àêöèîíåðîâ;

to deliver the financial return they expect – ïðèíåñòè ôèíàíñîâûå âûãîäû, êîòîðûå îíè æäóò;

To force through deals – äîâåñòè äî êîíöà ñäåëêè;

 

Task 1. Read and translate the text on p. 118 and answer the following questions:

Why should business schools add anthropology to the curriculum?

What parallels can be uncanny? Why?

What is a typical example of a merger failure?

What advantages did the supposed alliance of drug giants promise?

Why was the deal off?

Why are problems of corporate egos inevitable?

What is a fundamental prerequisite for climbing to the top of the corporate ladder?

Why is there always a high probability of a boardroom bust- up?

What do personality tests show?

Why do companies want precisely this sort of personalities?

When do the problems appear?

What was Europe's most spectacular and public bust – up?

How did it all happen?
What were the shareholders and management concerned about?

What added spice to the management revolt?

At what expense was the deal called off?

Why is it so difficult to make mega – mergers work?

What is a textbook example of a successful merger?

Why was it successful?

Why is compromise essential when two powerful corporations merge?

What can control the egos of managers?

 

Sum up what you have learned about the problems caused by the clashes of personalities in mergers.

 


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