English for Business Studies (for Social Workers)

66 9. What is it time? 10. Do you know when the teacher is? Ex. 3. Insert a phrasal verb that means the same as the verb in brackets. Use the correct form of the phrasal verb. Example: He is a great storyteller and can … (invent) a story on a spot – He is a great storyteller and can make up a story on a spot. Find out, carry on, point out, put up with, leave out, touch on, look into, pass out, turn down, carry out 1. The meeting will … (continue) in your absence. 2. Sam … (execute) the research because Jimmy couldn’t find the time. 3. The purpose of the literature review is … (discover) what has been said on the topic. 4. The witness … (omit) a number of important details. 5. Our research assistants … (distribute) four-hundred surveys to a random sample of shoppers. 6. Hendriks … (2010) (explain) that such a study might be useful. 7. Regretfully, the board must … (reject) a number of applicants every year. 8. We have a hypothesis, but we must … (research) other possible explanations for the phenomenon. 9. The country will … (tolerate) a certain number of economic sanctions. 10. At the beginning of his speech, Finn found it necessary to … (mention) the circumstances of the event. Ex. 4. Read and translate the text. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MARKETING Planning involves determining overall company objectives and deciding how these goals can best be achieved. Strategic planning means planning for strategies and implementing them to achieve organizational goals. Strategic planning can be defined as a managerial process of developing and maintaining a viable fit between the organization's objectives, skills and resources, and its changing environment. The company’s strategic plan is the starting point for planning. It serves as a guide to the development of sound sub-plans to accomplish the organizational objectives. The aim of strategic planning is to help a company select and organize its bu...