All business involves people; very frequently the skill level, motivation and initiati

ve of the people in the business determine its success. The Personnel or Human Resource Management departments exist to select, train, and organize the employees according to the needs of each department. If a business fails to achieve the best from its employees (who include everyone who works in the business from workforce to managers and directors) then the performance of the business may suffer.

As a business grows, the managers become more involved in the day-to-day running of the business and sometimes the longer-term perspective is ignored. The directors are responsible for considering the long-term objectives of the business and for ensuring that resources are organized carefully so that long-term objectives are achieved. Directors are also responsible for reporting to shareholders in company reports, and it is the directors, not the managers, who bear the brunt of shareholders' scorn when profits are down, as well as receiving shareholders' praise when profits are up. Ironically, although directors are not known as managers, their whole job is about management!

26. The Human Resource Management Department is set to train employees ().

A. according to customers' requirements

B. according to the needs of each department

C. according to the instructions from the CEO

27.() if the employees are not good enough.

A. The business won't be successful

B. The workforce is not better chosen

C. The managers failed to gain profit

28. The long-term perspective 1s considered by ().

A. employees

B. managers

C. directors

29. Managers and directors have the same () in companies.

A. Management responsibilities

B. salaries

C. working hours

30. Directors report to ().

A. managers

B. shareholders

C. departments