I think there are three main aspects to my company’s culture:

First, there’s ……..

Another feature is …..
Finally, I should say that …..

So, it’s a good place to work, especially because….

I’d prefer it to be more ….

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 What sort of culture would work best for you?

What aspects of corporate culture so you think can have a

negative effect on performance?

What things can managers do to change the corporate

culture of the company where they work?

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1. Board a) Dismiss employees
2. Bottom-line performance b) Group of people appointed
3. Revenues to manage a company
4. Make workers redundant c) Money earned from sales
5. Shareholders d) People who own stocks in
6. Return a company
7. Shifts e) Set periods of time when
people work
f) The amount of profit on
an investment
g) Whether the company
makes a profit or a loss

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 Children who hate chocolate are uncommon.

The person on whom I count most is you.

An elephant is an animal which lives in hot countries.

They live in a house whose roof is full of holes.

Let's go to a country where the sun always shines.

I can’t remember the date when I saw him the first time.

The reason why I came here today is not important.

He was sent to jail at the end, which was surprising.

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The contract which we want to negotiate will run for six years.

The contract, which we want to negotiate, will run for six years.

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Compare the sentences.
In which sentence can the relative pronoun ‘which’ be replaced
with ‘that’ ?

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= define what we are talking about and give essential info
= as such, they are of key importance for our understanding of the
whole sentence(s)
= defining relative clauses cannot be omitted

The contract which we want to negotiate will run for six months.

The bag which you gave me yesterday was full of holes.

The woman who is standing across the street is my new boss.

That person who I was telling you about an hour ago is coming towards
us.

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 With defining relative clauses the relative pronoun can
sometimes be omitted:

The contact which we want to negotiate will run for six months.

The contact we want to negotiate will run for six months.

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It is mainly used in formal written English

The person to whom you are referring is unfortunately no

longer employed in this company.

Make the sentence more informal.

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=give extra, additional , non-essential info.
Always separated by commas (or pauses in spoken English)

My sister, who lives in France, is coming to stay with me next week.

Elephants, which are large and grey, can sometimes be found in zoos.

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Can the relative clause be omitted?

Can ‘that’ be used?

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1. How should a director think about the ‘corporate culture’ of the
company on whose board he or she serves?
2. Consult a management text on organizational culture and you’ll find
a chapter or more of definition which boils down to something like
‘a pattern of shared basic assumptions.’
3. ’Every organization has a culture which manifests itself in everything
from entrepreneurship to risk-taking all the way down to the dress
code.
4. An understanding of corporate culture is one of the main things
missing on boards, but they really need it if they’re going to monitor
what’s going on inside the corporation.’
5. Nucor’s culture , which he describes as ‘extraordinary powerful,
effective and unique,’ can be traced back to the values and vision of
its legendary founder, F. Kenneth Iverson.

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1. My company has introduced a strict dress code, ____ we will
all have to adhere to.

2. The company ___ culture I admire most is Microsoft.

3. The new product launch, ____ we had all worked so hard for,
was a disappointment.

4. He had forgotten about the budget-planning meeting, ___

incidentally is being held in the boardroom, until I reminded
him.

5. The report ___ he wrote was well received by the board of

directors.

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1. Thank you for circulating the report. You wrote it.

2. The head of the department would like to discuss it with you. I work
there.

3. She would like several of the marketing people to be present at the

meeting. You obtained their input.

4. Could you suggest a time ? It would be convenient for us to meet

then.

5. Please pass my congratulations to Andy Drake. He did the graphics.

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