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yuha1111 · 发表于 2012-5-7 00:39:56

讲非盈利机构员工积极性高的那篇，自己写了下，希望版版给点建议。

In this argument, the author concludes thatthis corporation should begin donating a significant portion of its profits tohumanitarian causes to improve the employees’ performance at work. Tosubstantiate his conclusion, he cites studies showing that employees ofnot-for-profit organizations and charities are more highly motivated than thoseof for-profit corporations. Furthermore, according to the result of interviewsof not-for-profit organizations, he also assumes that the employees aremotivated easily, because they believe in the positive influence of their work.A t first glance, this argument seemsto be somewhat appealing, while through a close examination the reasoning inthis argument is worth suspecting for several reasons.

To begin with, the validity of the studieson which the argument depends is dubious. The information provided in thestudies are too vague to be trustful,. Because the occupationalcharacteristics, working habit, and administrate structure are quite differentin the two kinds of organizations, it is a tuff task to raise a standard tojudge the activeness and performance of employees in different fields:not-for-profit or for profit. Until at least the way this dilemma can be solvedis specified in this argument, the studies are worthless as evidence to supportthat employees of not-for-profit are more likely to be motivated.

In addition, without taking intoconsideration other factors, the author assumes that the incentive can beapplied to employees of his corporationjust because it is successful in not-for-profit organizations. It is entirelypossible that because of the social responsibility and serious supervision fromgovernment and public media, it is likely that most of employees of not-forprofit organizations have to be more active. Furthermore, although a strongbelief in improving social benefits may foster employees to perform well, itcan only be one of many factors concerning with performance at work.

Finally, the author commits a contradictionbetween donation and pursuit of increase in profits. At the end of thisargument, the author advises that his corporation should donate a significantportion of profits. It accords with common sense that on one hand, donation mayhelp build corporate reputation, bringing long-term revenues; on the otherhand, donation can also lead to financial burden, especially when a corporationdonates a large percentage of its profits. This can not support the conclusionas a basis, unless the author provide a more specific evaluation of such astrategy.

In conclusion, it is imprudent for thecorporation to donate a significant portion of its profit to humanitariancauses solely on the basis of the evidence presented. To strengthen thisargument, the author should provide more substantial evidence concerning thatthe studies relies on trustworthy and efficient standard to judge employees’performance. Moreover, that this strategy can be applied to employees offor-profit corporations successfully should be substantiated with more impellingreasons., and he should also pay efforts to mitigate the contradiction finallymentioned above.

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