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jojocarter

24 题我觉得是D.

首先“

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.  “

其中只说了harvest专注cash-flow max.，但并没有说build不关注cash-flow max.换句话说并没有进行比较。

而在文章的最后对采用harvest和build不同策略的公司对decision-sharing的开展程度进行了比较，所以我认为答案应该是D.

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 agree-

ment 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.

carlpeng

23题我选B"To refute an argument made in the first paragraph about how top management decision-making affects whether firms will adhere to their strategic plans"

第一段最后的论点是影响adhere to the plan的因素是"the process through which such plans emerge", 然后特别指出是team-based decision making其决定因素。然而第二段起始的"However"就引出了"a firm's strategy mission"才是真正的原因。排除了D "to quality"的作用

mickyma

我觉得23题应该是Ｅ．

关于Ｂ的refute和Ｄqualify，我觉得关键是要理解

However, theory and  limited research suggest that the process through which such plans emerge may play a part这句话中  the process through which是指制定计划的方式decision-sharing—consensus-oriented, team-based, decision-making,还是指制定计划时候公司所承担的Mission.

首段第三句In particular 说明,这个through which是指,"这个决定是大家一起讨论得出的"还是"一个人说了算的".所以D的qualify不对.

但是我觉得B的dispute也不对,因为第二段是提出了另外一个新的解释,企业的mission对于执行力起了作用.而没有反驳前面的一个观点.

而二段首句的括号部分是对Mission的概念做了解释,从而使后文两种Mission有了比较的依据,所以支持E
a firm’s strategic mission (its fundamental approach to increasing sales revenue and market share, and generating cash flow and short-term profits).

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-9-19 5:51:18编辑过]

gibtroll

如需選擇BorD我選B, 因1st段1st sentence 才昰作者本意.(XXX is poorly understood) 所以架構為反對在反對(2x however)作者在2nd段反駁theory and limited research的意見. 2nd段1st sentence才昰作者本身意見. 簡單判斷方式 however=refute.

E錯誤因2nd段1st sentence中並無提到任何distinction.

rhod

For Q23, from the words " may be affected", we can clearly see that it is a qualification, not a refutation. Therefore, B is wrong.

The distinction is explained in the rest of the second paragraph, not in the first sentence. Therefore, E is wrong.

bigdog1220

Q24,  I agree with 11楼, D is the correct answer.

<>Line 33: Research and theory suggest
that top managementdecision-sharing
(35)   may have a more positive relationship
with adherenceto plans among firms
with harveststrategies than among firmswith build strategies.

The above suggests that decision-sharing has a positive effect with harvest strategies than build stratedies, because:

Line 48: Additionally, man-
agers under harvest strategies may
have fewer strategic options thando
(50)     those under buildstrategies; it may
therefore be easier to reach agree-
ment on a particular course of action
through decision-sharing, whichwill
in turn tend to promote adherence
(55)     to plans.

The above explains why harvest strategies use decision-sharing to their benefits, then

Line 55: Conversely, in a “build”
strategy scenario, individualleader-
ship, rather than decision-sharing,
may promote adherence to plans.

The above states that "build" strategies do not use decision-sharing toachive adherence to plans, i.e. "harvest" strategies usedecision-sharing while "build" strategies do not, hence choice E is oneof the differences b/w the two strategies.

请牛人指点!

ketchum

Q25:

The primary purpose of the passage is to

              

identify some of the obstacles that make it difficult for firms to adhere to their strategic business plans

compare two different theories concerning why firms adhere to or deviate from their strategic plans

evaluate the utility of top management decision-sharing as a method of implementing the strategic mission of a business

discuss the respective advantages and disadvantages of build and harvest strategies among several large firms

examine some of the factors that may affect whether or not firms adhere to their strategic plans

For the Q25, anyone can help explain why E is the right answer? I chosed B

携隐

首先,文章说的是两个不同的strategy,不是两个不同的theory. 其次,二段讨论的是公司adhere to的程度, 没有说要不就adhere to要不就deviate. 描述的是倾向性而不是why

Maggieyin

第二十三题，我选择了E，第二段介绍的是两种策略，如何影响计划的实施。第一句话就开门见山直接指出了这样影响的存在，并在下文进行解释说明。请指正！

另外，想请问 "To qualify an assertion made in the preceding... ", "qualify an assertion" 怎么理解?

谢谢!

dancingfrog

23题我选E，第二段谈的是firm的两种不同策略对

top management decision-sharing and

adherence to plans的影响，以及具体谈这两种策略；

而第一段

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.

说的是top management decision-sharing增加了likelihood that firms will adhere to their

plans，而且其后还有更进一步的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.

所以谈的是两回事，何来qualify assertion之说？

不当之处，请探讨!