MATCHING TABLE
A
After the merger, the office lay out was ____________ to receive more employees
1
RELOCATING
B
The Brazilian branch of Google has been __________ and now it is more similar to its American headquarters
2
RELAUNCH
C
Many companies are moving out from São Paulo state and are now _________ their operations to the Northeast.
3
DOWNSIZING
D
Facing a lot of competition, the company needs to ensure customer loyalty and ___________ their customer services staff.
4
REORGANIZED
E
Some companies try to ___________ products that have been out of the market and are very successful.
5
DEREGULATION
F
In the 90’s many car manufacturers
Started dismissing a great quantity of workers, focusing on quality instead of quantity. This process is called ______________
6
REDEVELOPED
G
Computer systems need to be ___________ constantly.
7
RETRAIN
H
As the company has factories all over the Brazil, it is important that the decision-making process is __________, so then the decisions can be made quickly.
8
DECENTRALIZED
I
The area around Congonhas airport, where there was a terrible accident 10 years ago, was ___________ and now it is has a monument to the memory of the victims
9
UPGRADED
J
The process of reducing restrictions and regulations is called _________
10
RESTRUCTURED
THE OFFICE LAYOUT WAS REORGANIZED
THE COMPANY WAS RESTRUCTURED
THE OPERATIONS WERE RELOCATED
THE WORKFORCE WAS DOWNSIZED
THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS WAS DECENTRALIZED
A PRODUCT WAS RELAUNCHED
A DISUSED AREA WAS REDEVELOPED
THE SITUATION WAS REASSESSED
THE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE RETRAINED TO LEARN HOW TO USE A TOTALLY NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM
Do you remember any moment in your career when you went through any of these changes in a company where you worked? How was it?