GWD 讨论帖 GWD-10-15-18

sen4sun · 发表于 2006-6-28 11:14:00

鉴于最近讨论帖几乎都是有关于GWD题目及争议答案的问题. 我将会慢慢的把所有的GWD 文章分类, 制作文章个别讨论帖. 加上以前已有的讨论及参考答案. 希望对备考的朋友们有帮助. 先写在前面, 因为时间实在有限,我只能每天慢慢更新预计在八月初才能完成. 对于最近考试的朋友只好说声抱歉了. 还有文章更新将不会按照GWD 的顺序, 但同一次更新的都会是在同一个GWD考试中的. 希望以后提问都可以先查这个讨论稿中的资料如果还有问题请都用 GWD 31 的题号提问. 因为GWD 31 题目较齐, 统一后版主们也好整理.
(所有编排以 TaoTao 31 为基准)

所有讨论稿的主连结都会集中在GWD总讨论搞:

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=25&ID=179048

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** 二楼是原文章,有文章的中文标题及和其相对的题号和GWD套号

**三楼是会以 XY & Jinni 以前对GWD 的分类为主干, 把每题段落大纲, 思路标出及所有答案的定位.所有争议答案也会一并注明.

**四楼是每篇文章的连结, 我会将以前一些有参考性的讨论帖连上给大家作为参考.

对里面内容有疑问及意见的请多提出, 我将会在一楼标明更新.

**五楼开始开放给有问题或建议的朋友讨论.

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sen4sun · 发表于 2006-6-28 11:14:00

行为科学课不再受商学院青睐的原因. (原GWD GWD-5-Q9 to Q12)

Behavior science courses should

be gaining prominence in business

school curricula. Recent theoretical

Line work convincingly shows why behav-

(5) ioral factors such as organizational

culture and employee relations are

among the few remaining sources of

sustainable competitive advantage in

modern organizations. Furthermore,

(10) empirical evidence demonstrates

clear linkages between human

resource (HR) practices based in

the behavioral sciences and various

aspects of a firm’s financial success.

(15) Additionally, some of the world’s most

successful organizations have made

unique HR practices a core element

of their overall business strategies.

Yet the behavior sciences

(20) are struggling for credibility in many

business schools. Surveys show

that business students often regard

behavioral studies as peripheral to

the mainstream business curriculum.

(25) This perception can be explained by

the fact that business students, hoping

to increase their attractiveness to

prospective employers, are highly

sensitive to business norms and

(30) practices, and current business

practices have generally been

moving away from an emphasis on

understanding human behavior and

toward more mechanistic organiza-

(35) tional models. Furthermore, the

status of HR professionals within

organizations tends to be lower

than that of other executives.

Students’ perceptions would

(40) matter less if business schools

were not increasingly dependent on

external funding－form legislatures,

businesses, and private foundations－

for survival. Concerned with their

(45) institutions’ ability to attract funding,

administrators are increasingly tar-

geting low-enrollment courses and

degree programs for elimination

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sen4sun · 发表于 2006-6-28 11:15:00

主干: 这篇文章算是GWD 中简单的文章. 脉络很分明. 每段都循着: 主题, 论证, 叙述的方式发展. 每段中并没有转折的地方. 发现这个循环的话, 其实每段前面主题部分读通, 其余部分都是属于可略读的.

主题: P1: Behavior science courses should be gaining prominence in business school curricula.

2: Yet the behavior sciences are struggling for credibility in many business schools

P3: Students’ perceptions would matter less if business schools were not increasingly dependent on external funding

GWD-5-Q9:

The primary purpose of the passage is to

propose a particular change to business school curricula
characterize students’ perceptions of business school curricula
predict the consequences of a particular change in business school curricula
challenge one explanation for the failure to adopt a particular change in business school curricula
identify factors that have affected the prestige of a particular field in business school curricula

作者目的题在这种文章中算是简单的题目. 定位最好就是每段第一句(如果刚好是主题句的话), 把每段的主题快速分析, 去掉无关和答案只局限于段落大意的选项. 正确答案应该是能比较上能贯连所有主题句关系的. 一目暸然为 E.

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GWD-5-Q10:

The author of the passage mentions “empirical evidence” (line 10) primarily in order to

A. question the value of certain commonly used HR practices

B. illustrate a point about the methodology behind recent theoretical work in the behavioral sciences

C. support a claim about the importance that business schools should place on courses in the behavioral sciences

D. draw a distinction between two different factors that affect the financial success of a business

E. explain how the behavioral sciences have shaped HR practices in some business organizations

快速定位找“empirical evidence”- 发现在第一段的中下, 属于例子. 已知文章段落属性为: 主题, 叙述, 论证. 论证的功用是支持主题及叙述. 后面内容其实也不用看, 立刻可以比较出答案C 为最适合答案.

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GWD-5-Q11:

The author of the passage suggests which of the following about HR professionals in business organizations?

They are generally skeptical about the value of mechanistic organizational models.
Their work increasingly relies on an understanding of human behavior.
Their work generally has little effect on the financial performance of those organizations.
Their status relative to other business executives affects the attitude of business school students toward the behavioral sciences.
Their practices are unaffected by the relative prominence of the behavioral sciences within business schools.

快速定位找 "HR professionals" - 发现
the status of HR professionals within
organizations tends to be lower than that of other executives- 没有再读下去的必要了.

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GWD-5-Q12:

The author of the passage considers each of the following to be a factor that has contributed to the prevailing attitude in business schools toward the behavioral sciences EXCEPT

A. business students’ sensitivity to current business norms and practices

B. the relative status of HR professionals among business executives

C. business schools’ reliance on legislatures, businesses, and private foundations for funding

D. businesses’ tendency to value mechanistic organizational models over an understanding of human behavior

E. theoretical work on the relationship between behavioral factors and a firm’s financial performance

这里选非通常是较难的题目, 但是由主题句可判出答案应该是在第二段找:A, B, D 可以很快定位. 剩下 C, E.从主题句可知第三段有牵扯到答案C. 快速定位扫瞄一下. 可得出E 为答案.