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Management Teams. We can think of management teams as teams 

that run things. This may include the upper managers of various 

departments or divisions, plus vice-presidents for different functions. 

 

Task 1. Read the text. Translate it. Give the summary of it.  

 

Task 2. Copy out unknown words and give their synonyms and 

antonyms. 

 

Task 3. Answer the questions: 

1)  What is work team? What does the change to teamwork require? 

2)  What countries are group-oriented and what are individual ones? 

3)  Where would you place your country on the line? Why? What are 

some examples of individual or group-oriented behavior in your country? 

4)  What are some possible benefits of including assembly-line 

workers on the Sales team? 

 

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5)  What are some other combinations of people that could improve 

the performance of a work team?  

6)  What are some kinds of projects that would benefit from using 

cross-functional teams? 

7)  What kinds of functions (skills, fields, back-grounds) would you 

include in the project?