2011.08.20NA考試題目，英文題目The most important investment for a big company is to improve the efficiency and proficiency of its employees.
　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The most important investment for a big company is to improve the efficiency and proficiency of its employees.
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　　There are a lot of things that companies can do to make their business more successful. I think one of the easiest ways for a company to generate a lot more business and profit is to invest in the training of their employees in matters of efficiency and proficiency.
　　An employee that is trained better, produces better results. Of course, a boss will hire a person with skills, but additional company training creates more competent and more reliable employees. For example, I know that when computers were first introduced into my father's company, many employees did not know how to use them. The documents produced using the new computers were error-filled and unusable. So my father's company paid for IT people to come and train the employees. The IT training was expensive, but by the end of the year the employees had become masters of the computer and were working twice as fast.
　　Another policy my father's company introduced when they brought in new computers was to create a system that demanded more efficiency. With the new computers, workers got more done in less time. They were also given an additional incentive for finishing work ahead of the deadline. They even turned it into a competition. Each month, the employee with the most accomplished would receive a free dinner. By encouraging its employees to work faster, the company saved money and resources.
　　The more competent and better trained a company's employees are, the less likely they will make errors in their work. A company that does not have well trained employees has to rely on the department managers for quality control. If a company trains employees better, then the department manager does not have to spend as much time correcting the mistakes of his employees. This gives the manager more time to focus on other projects. Google gives its managers, and even its employees, time to focus on their own projects. This freedom has led to technological innovations that generate millions of dollars in profit for Google each year.
　　By spending a little money on training and organizing its employees, a company can benefit greatly from the end results. The more successful a company, the more benefits a company can give its employees. As a result, employees work harder for the company and help the company become even more successful.