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Task 1.2. Answer some questions on the text.



1. What are the types of business organization to be found in the UK?

2. What is the simplest and oldest form of business enterprise?

3. What is the strength of the one-person business?

4. What are the disadvantages of this form of business organization?

5. Why is the one-person business less important compared with the joint stock company?

6. Where is the one-person business prevalent?

 

Task 1.3. Make sentences using the words below.

1. are, control, and, in, ownership, person, one, vested

2. organization, of, is, this, flexible, type, extremely

3. risk, all, at, possessions, his, personal, are

4. as, the, often, referred, is, business, it, to, one-person

5. relatively, joint stock company, is, compared, unimportant, it, the, with

Task 1.4. Read the text and call this type of business organization pros and cons.

The partnership

Partnerships are voluntary combinations of from 2 to 20 persons formed for the purpose of carrying on business with a view of profit. This type of organization represents a logical development from the one-person business since the obvious method by which such a firm may acquire further capital is to form a partnership. The motive, however, may not be financial and partnerships are often formed in order to bring new ability and enterprise into the business.

The partners usually share in the task of running the business, but a partner need not play an active role. A person who joins a partnership, supplying capital and sharing in the profits, but taking no part in the management is known as a dormant or sleeping partner. Partnerships are a common form of business organization in such professions as law, accountancy, surveying, and medicine.

The advantages of this type of firm are similar to those of the one-person business. It is a flexible organization which allows a greater degree of specialization than the one-person business. Partners usually specialize in one or more aspects of the business; one may be responsible for buying, one for selling, one for production, and so on. Since it has greater access to capital, it can achieve greater size than the sole proprietor.

The great disadvantage, like that of the one-person business, is the fact that the liability of the partners is unlimited and they are all fully liable for the acts of the other partners. There are, however, some limited partnerships which have to be registered – with the Registrar of Companies. In such firms some partners (e.g. dormant partners) may have their liability limited to some specified sum, but at leasonet of the partners must have unlimited liability.

The survival of a partnership depends upon the continued harmonious relationship between a number of people in situations which often give much cause for disagreement. Thus, where trading risks are very great, the partnership is not а vary stable type of organization [1].

 

Task 1.5. Make up possible word combinations and translate them.

1.to play a. disagreement
2. running b. proprietor
3. dormant c. partnership
4. sole d. partner
5. harmonious e. liability
6. much cause for f. an active role
7. unlimited g. the management
8. to join a h. specialization
9. to take no part in i. the business
10. a greater degree of j. relationship

Task 1.6. Read and paragraph the text.

The joint stock company

The most important form of business organization in the UK is the joint stock company. Basically, it consists of an association of people who contribute towards a joint stock of capital for the purpose of carrying on business with a view to profit. A company may be defined as a legal person created to engage in business, capable of owning productive assets, of entering into contracts, and of employing labor in the same way as an individual. There are two kinds of joint stock company, the private company and the public company. In 1986 there were some 860 000 joint stock companies in the UK, of which about 6 000 were public companies. The public companies are much larger units and account for about two-thirds of all the capital employed by companies. In general, private companies are small firms, often consisting of the members of one family. Both public and private companies must have at least 2 members. A public company must have a minimum allotted share capital of 50 000 pounds (sterling) of which at least one-quarter has been paid up. A private company must include the word “limited” in its name while a public company must have the words “public limited company” at the end of its name although this can be abbreviated to plc. The basic distinction between a private and a public company is that a public company can offer its shares and debentures for sale to the general public. In the case of a private соmpany it would be a criminal offence to ask the public to subscribe to its shares. All companies must file annually, with the Registrar of Companies, details of their turnover, profits, assets, liabilities and other relevant financial information about their structures and activities [1].

 


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