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1 If managers are easy to talk to, we can say they are accessible and approachable.
2 真诚的sincere/genuine 
3 冷淡的distant 
4 遥控器remote (control)
5 有层级的hierarchical 
6 扁平的 flat 
7 层 layer
8 禁果 forbidden fruit
9 两面派的 two-faced
10 保持沉默 keep silent 


In company A, managers are usually easy to talk to – accessible and approachable – and there is a tradition of employee being involved in decision-making as part of a team of equals.
In company B, managers are usually more distant and remote. Employees may feel quite distant from their managers and have a lot of deference for them: accepting decisions but not participating in them. 
Company B is more hierarchical than company A, with more management layers. 


true respect & pretend respect 
Employees may feel quite distant from their managers and have a lot of deference for them.
 deference: respect shown for another person (esp to a superior or an elder) 
Some possible dangers of too much deference for the boss in a company 
Q 4 Which company tends to adopt(采纳） the top-down decision making approach? 
top-down 自上而下
What about the decision-making approach company A may adopt?
 and there is a tradition of employee being involved in decision-making as part of a team of equals.
How are decisions usually made in your company?