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GWD3-23
Why firms adhere to or deviate
from their strategic plans is poorly
understood. However, theory and
Line limited research suggest that the
(5) process through which such plans
emerge may play a part. In particular,
top management decision-sharing—
consensus-oriented, team-based
decision-making—may increase the
(10) likelihood that firms will adhere to their
plans, because those involved in the
decision-making may be more com-
mitted to the chosen course of action,
thereby increasing the likelihood that
(15) organizations will subsequently adhere
to their plans.
However, the relationship between
top management decision-sharing and
adherence to plans may be affected
(20) by a firm’s strategic mission (its fun-
damental approach to increasing
sales revenue and market share, and
generating cash flow and short-term
profits). At one end of the strategic
(25) mission continuum, “build” strategies
are pursued when a firm desires to
increase its market share and is willing
to sacrifice short-term profits to do so.
At the other end, “harvest” strategies
(30) are used when a firm is willing to
sacrifice marked share for short-term
profitability and cash-flow maximiza-
tion. Research and theory suggest
that top management decision-sharing
(35) may have a more positive relationship
with adherence to plans among firms
with harvest strategies than among
firms with build strategies. In a study
of strategic practices in several large
(40) firms, managers in harvest strategy
scenarios were more able to adhere
to their business plans. As one of the
managers in the study explained it,
this is partly because “typically all a
(45) manager has to do when implementing
a harvest strategy is that which was
done last year.” Additionally, man-
agers under harvest strategies may
have fewer strategic options than do
(50) those under build strategies; it may
therefore be easier to reach agreement
on a particular course of action
through decision-sharing, which will
in turn tend to promote adherence
(55) to plans. Conversely, in a “build”
strategy scenario, individual leader-
ship, rather than decision-sharing,
may promote adherence to plans.
Build strategies—which typically
(60) require leaders with strong perso-
nal visions for a firm’s future, rather
than the negotiated compromise
of the team-based decision—may
be most closely adhered to when
(65) implemented in the context of a clear
strategic vision of an individual leader,
rather than through the practice of
decision-sharing.
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15:
Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence (lines 17-24) of the second paragraph of the passage?
- To answer a question posed in the first sentence of the passage about why firms adopt particular strategic missions
- To refute an argument made in the first paragraph about how top management decision-making affects whether firms will adhere to their strategic plans
- To provide evidence supporting a theory introduced in the first paragraph about what makes firms adhere to or deviate from their strategic plants
- To qualify an assertion made in the preceding sentence (lines 6-16) about how top management decision-making affects the likelihood that firms will adhere to their strategic plans
- To explain a distinction relied on in the second paragraph (lines 17-68) regarding two different kinds of strategic missions
下载的答案是E，也有很多人支持D。 但是就不说B呢？？？也没有人回答B为什么不对！！D里面的to qualify有问题，而E的distinction也有问题。明显文中有一个however....在考试的时候，出现这么转折的词语，在那么段时间思考，肯定第一时间考虑B的refute拉，而且B整句话也较好的说出第一段的意思，加上however是连接词，应该把这句话连接上文，怎么又考虑到E呢？ 昨天晚上做的，就只有这道搞得我想了一个晚上！ 复习的进度有点慢，阅读只去到GWD3，SC才到GWD5，CR才分类复习了两种题型。趁这个周末，把GWD给吭透，起码完成CR和SC。 这两天看了GWD的逻辑，感觉思路清晰了许多，特别看了LAWYER 的分类总结，还有里面对假设题目的汇总，真是受益良多，想见恨晚！！！晚点把自己的心得体会和总结提上来   | 
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