工商管理专业PPT英语课件Unit3WhatareOrganizations.ppt

Unit 3 What are Organizations? Glossary beast [bi:st] n. 兽、畜生、凶残的人 organization [.?:g?nai‘zei??n] n. 组织、机构 v. organize 组织、安排 e.g. Since this article concerns events in organizations, it might be a good idea to consider briefly the nature of the beast. 由于本文关注的是组织中的事件，因此最好来简单考虑一下事物的本质。 Glossary invention [in‘ven??n] n. 发明、发明物 v. invent 发明、捏造 e.g. Organizations are social inventions for accomplishing goals. 组织是为了实现目标的社会产物。 Glossary contrivance [k?n‘traiv?ns] n. 发明、发明的才能、想出的办法 e.g. The plain and simple fact is that organizations are, by definition, social inventions or contrivances. 简单而清楚的事实是，从定义上看，组织是社会的发明或产物。 Glossary patronage [‘p?tr?nid?] n. 赞助、光顾、任免权 e.g. However, if your favorite restaurant or tavern closes its doors due to lack of patronage, it ceases to be an organization. 然而，如果你最喜欢的饭店或酒馆由于缺少客人光顾而关门，那么它就不再是一个组织了。 Glossary impact [‘imp?kt,im’p?kt] n. 影响、冲击力 v. 冲击、撞击、产生影响 e.g. Particular technologies have an important impact on the behavior that occurs in organizations. 特定的技术对发生在组织中的行为有重要影响。 Glossary perspective [p?‘spektiv] n. 看法、远景、透视 adj. 透视的 e.g. This perspective suggests that organizational behavior is pervasive, and that its study is basic to the understanding of any organization. 这种看法认为组织行为是普遍的，对它的研究是理解任何组织的基础。 Glossary association [?.s?usi‘ei??n] n. 联合、结合、协会 v. associate 联想、联合、交往 e.g. There are organizations (such as neighborhood associations) that exist without balance sheets, capital assets, financial plans, or formal marketing strategies, but not without people. 有些组织的存在是没有资产负债表、资本资产、财务计划或者正式的营销战略（如邻里协会），但是不能没有人。 Glossary very [‘veri] adv. 很、完全、是（用于强调） adj. 恰好的、真正的 whim [wim] n. 一时的兴致、奇想 fancy [‘f?nsi] n. 幻想、想象力 v. 想象 adj. 华丽装饰的、引人注目的 e.g. In fact, one of the very reasons that our society supports the formation of organizations is to ensure that “the work gets done”, independent of the whim and fancy of specific individuals. 事实上，我们的社会支持组织形成的其中一个原因正是为了保证“工作得以完成”，而不是依靠某个人一时的兴致或幻想。 Glossary achieve [?‘t?i:v] v. 完成、达到、实现 e.g. In fact, when we speak of the o