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Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滯). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.
Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.
Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence of conflict.
Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms of the criteria for effective decision making suggested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.
In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituents. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executives perceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.
31. In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is ________.
A) wrong
B) oversimplified
C) misleading
D) unclear
32. Professor Charles R. Schwenk’s research shows ________.
A) the advantages and disadvantages of conflict
B) the real value of conflict
C) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflict
D) the complexity of defining the roles of conflict
33. We can learn from Schwenk’s research that ________.
A) a person’s view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organization
B) conflict is necessary for managers of for-profit organizations
C) different people resolve conflicts in different ways
D) it is impossible for people to avoid conflict
34. The passage suggests that in for-profit organizations ________.
A) there is no end of conflict
B) expression of different opinions is encouraged
C) decisions must be justifiable
D) success lies in general agreement
35. People working in a not-for-profit organization ________.
A) seem to be difficult to satisfy
B) are free to express diverse opinions
C) are less effective in making decisions
D) find it easier to reach agreement
| 重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| compound | ['kɔmpaund] |
想一想再看 |
聯想記憶 | |
| substitute | ['sʌbstitju:t] |
想一想再看 n. 代替者，代用品 |
聯想記憶 | |
| range | [reindʒ] |
想一想再看 n. 范圍，行列，射程，山脈，一系列 |
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| stagnation | [stæg'neiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 停滯 |
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| willing | ['wiliŋ] |
想一想再看 adj. 愿意的，心甘情愿的 |
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| majority | [mə'dʒɔriti] |
想一想再看 n. 多數，大多數，多數黨，多數派 |
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| conventional | [kən'venʃənl] |
想一想再看 adj. 傳統的，慣例的，常規的 |
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| imply | [im'plai] |
想一想再看 vt. 暗示，意指，含有 ... 的意義 |
聯想記憶 | |
| efficiently | [i'fiʃəntli] |
想一想再看 adv. 有效地 |
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| classic | ['klæsik] |
想一想再看 n. 古典作品，杰作，第一流藝術家 |
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