Mangers perform various functions, but one of the most important and least understood aspects of their job is proper utilization of people. Research reveals that worker performance is closely related to motivation; thus keeping employees motivated is an essential component of good management in a business context, motivation refers to the stimulus that direct the behavior of workers toward the company goals. In order to motivated workers to achieve company goals, managers must beware of their needs.
Many managers believe workers will be motivated to achieve organizational goals by satisfying their fundamental needs for material survival. These needs include a good salary, safe working conditions and job security. While absence of these factors results in poor morale and dissatisfaction, studies have shown that their presence result only in maintenance of existing attitudes and work performance. Although important, salary, working conditions, and job security do not provide the primary motivation for many workers in highly industrialized societies, especially at the professional or technical levels.
Increased motivation is more likely to occur when work meets the needs of individuals for learning, self-realization, and personal growth. By responding to personal needs-the desire for responsibility, recognition, growth, promotion, and more interesting work-managers have altered conditions in the workplace and, consequently, many employees are motivated to perform more effectively.
In an attempt to appeal to both the fundamental and personal needs of workers, innovative management approaches, such as job enrichment and job enlargement, have been adopted in many organizations. Job enrichment gives workers more authority in making decisions related to planning and doing their work. A worker might assume responsibility for scheduling work flow, checking quality of work produced, or making sure deadlines are met. Job enlargement increases the number of tasks workers perform by allowing them to rotate positions or by giving them responsibility for doing several jobs. Rather than assembling just one component of an automobile, factory workers might be grouped together and given responsibility for assembling the entire fuel system.
By improving the quality of work life through satisfaction of fundamental and personal employee needs, managers attempt to direct the behavior of workers toward the company goals.
Translation
MANAJEMEN DAN PENGEMBANGAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA
Para manajer menjalankan bermacam-macam tugas, tetapi satu aspek yang paling penting dan paling sedikit aspek yang dimengerti dari tugas mereka ialah pemberdayaan manusia dengan benar. Penelitian menyatakan bahwa kinerja buruh erat hubungannya dengan motivasi; jadi menjaga agar pegawai termotivasi adalah komponen bagian penting dari manajemen yang bagus. Dalam hubungan bisnis, motivasi adalah rangsangan yang mengarahkan tingkah laku pekerja terhadap tujuan perusahaan. Untuk motivasi buruh dan untuk mencapai tujuan perusahaan manajer harus mengetahui kebutuhan mereka.
Banyak manajer berpendapat buruh akan termotivasi untuk mencapai tujuan perusahaan dengan memenuhi kebutuhan pokok materi untuk hidup. Kebutuhan ini termasuk gaji yang bagus, kondisi kerja yang aman, dan keamanan pekerjaan. Kalau tidak ada factor itu akan berakibat moral bobrok dan ketidakpuasan, penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mereka ada hasil hanya dalam mempertahankan sikap yang ada dan kinerja yang ada. Walaupun penting, gaji, kondisi kerja, dan keamanan pekerjaan tidak memberikan motivasi utama untuk banyak pekerja di masyarakat industri maju, terutama pada tenaga ahli atau tingkat ahli.
Motivasi meningkat yang mungkin terjadi bila memenuhi sendiri untuk belajar, pengakuan jati diri, dan pengembangan diri. Mengacu kepada kebutuhan perseorangan-keinginan pertanggung jawaban, diakui, berkembang, promosi, dan untuk pekerjaan-manajer mengganti kondisi pada tempat dan, maka dari itu, banyak pegawai termotivasi untuk lebih efektif.
Dalam usaha memenuhi kebutuhan pokok dan kebutuhan pribadi pada buruh, pendekatan manajemen yang inovativ mendekati, seperti itu pengayaan kerja dan perluasan kerja, telah banyak diterapkan di banyak organisasi. Pengayaan kerja memberikan buruh lebih kekuasaan dalam membuat keputusan berhubungan untuk merencanakan dan melakukan pekerjaan mereka. Seorang buruh dapat diberikan tanggung jawab untuk menjadwal alur kerja, mengecek mutu pada hasil kerja, atau membuat pasti tahap akhir. Perluasan kerja meningkatkan nomor pada tugas kerja menyelenggarakan memperbolehkan mereka untuk berputar posisi atau memberikan mereka respon untuk beberapa orang. Daripada memasang hanya satu bagian dari mobil, pabrik buruh tenaga kelompok bersama-sama dan memberi respon untuk memasang seluruh bahan bakar system.
Dengan memperbaiki mutu kehidupan kerja siap memenuhi kebutuhan pokok dan kebutuhan pribadi pegawai, usaha manajer untuk langsung terhadap tujuan buruh kepada perusahaan.
A corporation needs capital in order to start up, operate, and expands its business. The process of acquiring this capital is known as financing. A corporation uses two basic types of financing and debt financing. Equity financing refers to funds that are invested by owners of the corporation. Debt financing, on the other hand, refers to funds that borrowed from sources outside the corporation.
Equity financing (obtaining owners funds) can be exemplified by the sale of corporate stock. In this type of transaction, the corporation sells units of ownership known as share of stock. Each share entitles the purchaser to a certain amount of ownership. For example, if someone buys 100 shares of stock from Ford Motor Company, that person has purchased 100 shares worth of Ford’s resources, materials, plants, production, and profits. The person who purchases shares of stock is known as a stockholder or shareholder.
All corporations, regardless of their size, receive their starting capital from issuing and selling shares of stock. The initial sales involve some risk on the part of the buyers because the corporation has no record of performance. If the corporation is successful, the stockholder may profit through increased valuation of the shares of stock, as well as by receiving dividends. Dividends are proportional amounts of profit usually paid quarterly to stockholders. However, if the corporation is not successful, the stockholder may take a severe loss on the initial stock investment.
Often equity financing does not provide the corporation with enough capital and it must turn to debt financing, or borrowing funds. One example of debt financing is the sale of corporate bonds. In this type of agreement, the corporation borrows money from an investor in return for a bond. The bond has a maturity date, a deadline when the corporation must repay all of the money it has borrowed. The corporation must also make periodic interest payments to the bondholder during the time the money is borrowed. If these obligations are not met, the corporation can be forced to sell its assets in order to make payments to the bondholders.
All businesses need financial support. Equity financing (as in the sale of stock) and debt financing (as in the sale of bonds) provide important means by which a corporation may obtain its capital.
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PENGUASAAN MODAL
Sebuah perusahaan membutuhkan modal untuk memulai, menjalankan, dan mengembangkan bisnisnya. Proses penguasaan modal ini dikenal sebagai perolehan dana. Perusahaan menggunakan 2 tipe dasar perolehan dana : perolehan dari dana sendiri dan perolehan dana dari berhutang. Perolehan dari dana sendiri maksudnya dana diinvestasikan oleh pmilik perusahaan. Perolehan dana dari berhutang, sebaliknya, maksudnya dana pinjaman dari sumber diluar perusahaan.
Perolehan dari dana sendiri (perolehan dana dari pemilik) dapat diberikan contoh dengan menjual saham perusahaan. Pada jenis ini, perusahaan menjual unit-unit kepemilikan yang disebut saham. Setiap bagian memberi hak kepada pemilik untuk sejumlah tertentu kepemilikan. Sebagai contoh, jika seseorang membeli 100 bagian saham dari ford motor company bahwa seseorang membeli 100 bagian nilai kekayaan ford, lahan, pabrik, produksi dan keuntungan. Seseorang yang membeli saham disebut sebagi pemegang saham.
Semua perusahaan, tidak pandang besar kecilnya, menerima modal awal mereka dari pengeluaran dan penjualan saham. Penjualan permulaan melibatkan beberapa resiko bagian dari pembeli karena perusahaan tidak mempunyai catatan kinerja. Jika perusahaan sukses, pemegang saham dapat memperoleh keuntungan yang proporsional, biasanya dibayar 3 bulan kepada pemegang saham. Bagaimanapun, jika perusahaan tidak sukses, pemegang saham dapat mengalami kerugian besar dari penerima investasi.
Seringkali perolehan dari dana sendiri tidak disediakan perusahaan dengan cukup modal dan perusahaan harus beralih ke perolehan dana dari berhutang, atau meminjam dana. Satu contoh dari perolehan dana dari berhutang adalah menjual saham surat tanda berhutang, ini adalah jenis perjanjian, perusahaan meminjam uang dari seorang investor sebagai pengganti sebuah surat tanda berhutang mempunyai tanggal jatuh tempo, batas akhir ketika perusahaan harus membayar kembali semua uang yang dipinjam. Perusahaan harus juga melakukan pembayaran bunga berkala ke pemegang surat tanda berhutang selama waktu uang itu di pinjam. Jika kewajiban ini tidak terpenuhi, perusahaan dapat dipaksa untuk menjual asset untuk membayar kepada pemegang surat tanda berhutang.
Semua usaha membutuhkan dukungan dana. Perolehan dari dana sendiri (seperti menjual saham) dan perolehan dana dari berhutang (seperti menjual surat tanda berhutang) memberikan jalan yang penting dengan mana sebuah perusahaan mungkin mendapatkan modal itu.
ASSETS = LIABILITIES + OWNERS’ EQUITY
(such as bonds and long-term notes).
International Manufacturing, Inc | |||||||
Balance Sheet | |||||||
December 31, 1993 | |||||||
| Assets | Liabilities | ||||||
| Current assets | Current liabilities | ||||||
| Cash | $ 49,400 | Accounts payable | $ 30,000 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,600 | Income texes payable | 19,000 | ||||
| Inventories | 53,000 | Total | $ 49,000 | ||||
| Total | $104,000 | Long-term liabilities | |||||
| Fixed assets | Bonds | $ 20,000 | |||||
| Property | $ 15,000 | long-term liabilities | 40,000 | ||||
| Buildings | 50,000 | Total | $ 60,000 | ||||
| Equipment | 10,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ 75,000 | Total liabilities | $109,000 | ||||
| Stockholders' equity | |||||||
| Total assets | $179,000 | Common stock | $ 47,000 | ||||
| Retained earnings | 23,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ 70,000 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and | |||||||
| stockholders' equity | $179,000 | ||||||
AN ACCOUNTING OVERVIEW
Accounting is frequently called the “language of business” because of its ability to communicate financial information abaout an organization. Various interested parties, such as managers, potential investors, creditors, and the government, depend on a company’s accounting system to help them make informed financial decisions. An affective accounting system, therefore, must include accurate collecting, recording, classifying, summarizing, interpreting, and reporting of information on the financial status of an organization.
In order to achieve a standardized system, the accounting process follows accounting principles and rules. Regardless of the type of business or the amount of money involved, common procedures for handling and presenting financial information are used. Incoming money (revenues) and outgoing money (expenditures) are carefully monitored, and transaction are summarized in financial statements, which reflect the major financial activities of an organization.
Two common financial statements are the balance sheet and the income statement. The balance sheet shows the financial position of a company at one point in time, while the income statement shows financial performance of a company over a period of time. Financial statement allow interested parties to compare one organization to another and/or to compare accounting periods within one organization. For example, an investor may compare the most recent income statements of two corporations in order to find out which one would be a better investement.
People who specialize in the field of accounting are known as accountants. In the United States, accountants are usually classified as public, private, or governmental. Public accountants work independently and provide accounting services such as auditing and tax computation to companies and individuals. Public accountants may earn the title of CPA(Certified Public Accountant) by fulfilling rigorous requirements. Private accountants work solely for private companies or corporations that hire them to maintain financial records, and governmental accountants work for governmental agencies or bureaus. Both private and governmental accountants are paid on a salary basis, whereas public accountants receive fees for their services.
Through effective application of commonly accepted accounting systems private, public, and govermmental accountants provide accurate and timely financial information that is necessary for organization decision making.
Comprehension
1. Answer the following question about accounting. Question with asterisks cannot be answered directly from the text.
1. why is accounting called the “language of business”?
2. How is a standardized accounting system achieved?
3. What are revenues and expenditures?
4. What do the balance sheet and income statement have in common? How are they different?
5. *How might the information contained in financial statements be useful to managers? *How might creditors use this information?
6. How are accountans classified in the United States?
7. What kinds of services do public accountants provide?
8. What is a CPA? *Do you have a similar type of position in your country? *Explain.
9. *Which type of accounting-public, private, or governmental-appeals to you the most? *Why?
10. *What are some management decisions that might be based on accounting information?
Answer :
1. According is called the “language of business” because of its ability to communicate financial information about on organization.
2. In order to achive a standardized accounting system the accounting process follows accounting principles and rules.
3. Revenues are incoming money and expenditures are outgoing money.
4. The balance sheet and the income statement are two common financial statement. They are different, the first shows the financial position of a company of one point of time, while the second shows the financial performance of a company over a period of time.
5. The information contained in financial statements might be usefull to creditors in help them to find out whether the company will be able to repay the credit on time or not.
6. In United States, accountants are classified as public, private, and governmental.
7. Public accountant provide accounting services such as auditing and tax computation to companies and individuals.
8. A CPA is a Certified Public Accountant. Yes, we had. Formerly faculty of economic graduates of 5 elite universities got ‘Drs….AK’ degree.
9. Personal question
10. In some company financial decision making might be based on accounting information. For example the management want to expands its business to build a bigger factory to introduce new variety of goods.
2. Circle the letter of the answer that best completes each of the sentences below.
1. Accounting information is used by ______to help them make financial decisions.
a. managers
b. potential investors
c. creditors
d. all of the above
2. Regardless of the type of business or the amount of money ivolved :
a. all companies use identical accounting systems
b. balance sheets are more important than income statements
c. common procedures are used in handling financial information
d. no standardized accounting system is employed
3. Business monetary transactions are summarized in :
a. bank books
b. financial statements
c. computers
d. cash registers
4. Public accountants may earn the title of CPA by :
a. becoming governmental accountans
b. paying a fee
c. fulfilling rigorous requirements
d. obtaining a Bachelor of arts degree in accounting
5. Private and governmental accountatnts are paid on a____basis.
a. salary
b. monthly
c. fee
d. weekly
Vacabulary Exercises
A. Subtitute appropriate terms for the italicized words or phrases in the sentences below.
status agencies monitored maintain independently
procedure fee hire rigorous solely
1. Many accounting departments have strict enterance requirements;
only the most qualified applicants are allowed to enter these
programs. rigorous
2. The particular method used to process employee insurance
claims may vary from company to company procedure
3. The stock market is closely watched every day. monitored
4. Rather than expand into foreign lines, the dress shop manager
chose to deal only with domestic fashion designers. solely
5. Although the consultant’s charge for services was high, his
guidance and advice were well worth the money. fee
6. The financial condition of a company is reflected in its financial
statements. status
7. When the business began to expand, a second bookkeeper was
brought in to help keep the books. maintain
8. In the United States there are numerous organizations that
provide services at the local, state, and national levels. agencies
B. Complete the sentences with the noun, verb, and adjective forms provided.
1. Communication/to communicate/communicative
a. Supervisor should strive for two-way communication with their
employees.
b. By using an overhead projector, the guest speaker was able to
communicate his statistical information clearly.
c. Because of the clerk’s highly developed communicative skills, she was
given a position that required her to deal directly with customers
2. Information/informed/informative
a. The owner informed his employees that they would all receive a 5 percent pay increase.
b. Getting Acquainted with Accounting, by John L. Carey, is very informative book.
c. Financial information is essential for organizational decision making.
3. Allowance/allowed/allowable
1. The supervisor lost control of his staff members after he allowed them to override his decisions.
2. When the factory was built 50 years ago, little allowance was made for remodeling and expansion.
3. Althought allowable, smoking was discouraged in the lunch room.
4. Fulfillment/fulfill/fulfilling
1. At times the assembly line worker felt a lack of profesiomal fulfillment
2. When he was promoted to production supervisor, however, his job became much more fulfilling.
3. Before the accountant could became a CPA, she had to fulfill a number of requirements.
5. Standars/has standardized/standard
1. The standard paper size in United States for business letters and memorands is 8,5 x 11 inches.
2. The computer department has standardized its procedures for storting and retrieving data.
3. Nowadays rigorous standards are enforced in the area of food processing and packaging.
C. Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate terms the list.
parties financial statement reflected standardized allows
whereas interpretations informed communicates rigorous
An income statement is one example of a financial statement, it communicates financial information about a company over a period of time. A standardized format
Is used to present the financial information. This allows interested parties to compare one income statement to another in order to make informed financial decisions. But there is still a great deal of risk involved in financial decision making because the information reflected in an income statement is object to variety of interpretations.
Look at the reading to answer these questions.
What does each of the following refer to?
LINES WORDS REFERENTS
1 its accounting
4 them whereas parties
19 another corporation
21 one organization
A company often becomes involved in international trade by exchanging goods or services with another country-importing raw materials it may need for production or exporting finished products to a foreign market. Establishing these trade relationships is the first step in the development of a multinational business. At this stage, however the corporation’s emphasis is still on the domestic market. As trade expands, the corporation’s dealing with companies or people outside the “home country” of that corporation increase.
The corporation then begins to view the whole world as a base for production and marketing operations. The next step in the development of a multinational business is focusing on the world market. The company may establish a foreign assembly plant, engage in contract manufacturing, or build a foreign manufacturing company or subsidiary. Therefore, a multinational corporation is a company that is primarily based in one country and has production and marketing activities in foreign countries.
Since World War II, multinational corporations have grown rapidly. The names and products of many of the multinational have become well-known in the world marketplace: International Business Machines (IBM), Royal Dutch Shell, Panasonic, Coca-Cola, and Volkwagen. Coca-Cola, for example, now has operations in more then 180 countries.
A multinational corporation operates in a complex business environment. Cultural, social, economic, political, and technological system vary from country to country. In order to operate successfully, a multinational company needs a basic understanding and appreciation of the foreign business environment.
Comprehension
A. Answer the following questions about multinationals. Questions with asteris (*) cannot be answered directly from the text.
1. What is the first step in the development of a multinational business?
2. Where is the comapany’s emphasis when it is simply trading with other countries?
3. What market does a multinational corporation focus on?
4. A company may establish its manufacturing operations in foreign countries? What are three forms that these operations may take?
5. What is a multinational corporation?
6 When have multinationals grown rapidly? *Why do you think they have experienced this period of rapid growth?
7. *What are some products that are produced by the following multinational corporations: IBM, Coca-Cola, Panasonic, Shell, and Volkswagen?
8. *Why does a multinational corporation operate in a more complex business environment than a domestic company?
9. *What are some of the social and political factors that can vary from country to country?
10. Why does a multinational corporation need a basic understanding of foreign business environments? *How can a multinational gain this understanding?
Answer:
1. The first step (it) is establishing the trade relationship with another country.
2. The companies emphasis (it) is still on the domestic market.
3. A multinational corporation (it) focuses on the world market.
4. The three forms (they) are: It may establish a foreign assembly plant, engage in contract manufacturing, and build a foreign manufacturing company or a subsidiary.
5. A multinational corporation (it) is a company that is primary based in one country and has production and marketing activities in foreign countries.
6. Multinationals (they) have grown rapidly since World War II. Because during the war many countries knew what recurces are scarce or abundant in other countries.
7. IBM: International Business Machines, Royal Dutch Shell oil, Panasonic electronic, Coca-Cola softdrink, Volkswagen automobiles.
8. Because a multinational corporation focuses on the world market, and each country has its own system: culturally, economically, politically and technologically. Where as a domestic company only operates in one country which its system its already familiar.
9. Socially: In Japan life time employment system is applied, where as in Indonesia contract system employment is used.
Politically: Thailand is monarchism, Indonesia is democratic.
10. In order to operate successfully. This understanding can be gained through market research.
B. Determine which of the following statement are true and which are false. Then put T
or F in the blanks. Rewrite false statements to make them true.
1. T Multinaltional corporations have grown rapidly since 1945.
2. F Any company engaged in international trade is a multinational business.
3. T In order to operate successfully, a multinational company needs to be aware of national and international business environments
4. F A multinational corporation focuses on its “home country,” or domestic market.
5. F A multinational company does not establish factories in foreign countries.
Vocabulary Exercises
A.Write down any terms that you did not understand in the reading. Find each term in the reading, look at its context, and try to figure out the meaning. Discuss these terms with your classmates.
B.Look at the terms in the left-hand colomn and find the correct synonyms or definitions in the right-hand colomn. Copy the corresponding letters in the blanks.
1. j corporation (line 5) a. chiefly; principally
2. e expand (line 6) b. function in; work in
3. g view (line 8) c. change
4. i stage (line 5) d. a company having more than half of its stock owned by another company
5. a primarily (line 13) e. increase the dimensions of
6. h base (line 8) f. growth; expansion
7. c vary (line 21) g. see; look at
8. d subsidiary (line 21) h. foundation
9. b operate in (line 20) i. a step in development
10.f development (line 4) j. a type of business organization formed by an association of stockholders
C.Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph with the most appropriate terms form the list.
base operate in appreciation of expands
vary corporation development subsidiary
staged involved in view relationship
During the development of a corporation, the organizational structure may vary over time and pass through a number of stages . As the corporation grows, it expands its operations. It might become involved in setting up a subsidiary . Although the corporation still has a primary or “home base ,” establishment of a subsidiary allow the company to enter into new relationship with a view toward increasing its production and marketing capabilities.
Text Analysis
Look at the reading to answer these questions.
1.What does each of the following refer to?
LINES WORDS REFERENTS
2 it a company
5 this stage first step
17 IBM International Business Machine
2.Match the connective words or phrases with the appropriate functions.
c however (line 5) a. summarizing
d then (line 8) b. illustrating
a therefore (line 12) c. contrasting
b for example (line 18) d. sequencing information
3.Summarize the two general steps in the development of a multinational corporation.
a. establishing these trade relationship. (line 3-5)
b. focusing on the world market. (line 8-10)
4.Sometimes the definition of a term takes this form:
a controls the
A restrictive trade law → is → law → that → number of goods
imported or exported
that
term being defined → verb to be → class→ which → definition
This type of definition is known as a formal definition. In a formal definition the term or word being defined occurs first. It is followed by the verb to be (usually is ar are). Next the class states the general group that the term belongs to:
TERMS CLASSES
multinational corporation company
typewriter business machine
absolute advantage theory of specialization
After the class, either that or which is used. Finally, the definition itself includes information distinguishing this term other members of its class.
Write formal definitions for multinational corporation (page 56), corporation (page 57), and subsidiary (page 57).
a. A multinational corporation is a company that is primatily based in one country and has production and marketing activities in foreign countries.
b.
c.
5.Formal definitions may be shortened to a more general form, which includes less information. This is often called a semiformal definition. The class, that or which, and the verb to be are omitted.
A restrictive trade law → controls → the number of goods imported or exported
Term being defined → verb → definition
Change the formal definition from the previous exercise into semiformal definitions.
a. A multinational corporation is primatily based in one country and has production and marketing activities in foreign countries.
b.
c.
TENSES
Pr – Present; Ps-Past; S-Simple; C-Continuous; F-Future; Pf-Perfect
1. Pr.S - He writes many letters everyday. (habitual action)
2. Ps.S - He wrote m.1 yesterday. (occurred in the past)
3. Pr.C - It is writing m.1 now. (is occurring right now)
4. Ps.C - He was writing m.1 when it rained yesterday. (two actions in the past).
5. Pr.F - He will write m.1 tomorrow. (will happen in the future).
6. Ps.F - He would write m.1 yesterday, but he didn’t have time.
7. Pr.Pf - He has written m.1 already (has just happened now).
8. Ps.Pf - He had written m.1 when it rained yesterday. (two actions in the past)
9. Pr.Fc - He will be writing m.1 when you visit him tomorrow. (in the future)
10.Ps.Fc - He would be writing m.1 when you visited him yesterday. (in the past)
11.Pr.FPf - He will have written m.1 when you come tomorrow (in the future)
12.Ps.FPf - He would have written m.1 when you come yesterday. (in the past)
13.Pr.Pfc - He has been writing m.1 for two days until now. (continuosly from past until now).
14.Ps.Pfc - He had been writing m.1 for two days until yesterday (continuosly from past to past)
15.Pr.Fpf.C - He will have been writing m.1 for two days will tomorrow. (until in the future)
16.Pr.F.Pfc - He would have been writing m.1 for two days until yesterday. (until in
the past)
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