无READING1hour剑桥BEC真题集中级第四辑Test1PARTONEQuestions1-7•Lookatthestatementsbelowandthearticleaboutthedevelopmentoffuturebusinessleadersontheoppositepage.•Whichsectionofthearticle(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?•Foreachstatement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0Aneworganisationhasbeenformedtoassistfirmsindevelopinghigh-flyers.0ABCD1Managersneedtotakeactiontoconvincehigh-flyersoftheirvaluetothefirm.2Organisationsneedtolookbeyondthehigh-flyerstheyarecurrentlydeveloping.3Thereisaconcernthatfirmsinvestingintrainingforhigh-flyersmaynotgainthebenefitsthemselves.4Managersneedexpertassistancefromwithintheirownfirmsindevelopinghigh-flyers.5Firmscurrentlyidentifyhigh-flyerswithoutthesupportofaguidancestrategy.6Managersarefrequentlytoobusytodealwiththedevelopmentofhigh-flyers.7Firmswhoworkhardontheirreputationasanemployerwillinteresthigh-flyers.无TheStarsoftheFutureAExistingmanagementresearchdoesnottellusmuchabouthowtofindanddevelophigh—flyers,thosepeoplewhohavethepotentialtoreachthetopofanorganisation.Asaresult,organisationsarelefttoformulatetheirownsystems.Amoreeffectiveoverallpolicyfordevelopingfutureleadersisneeded,whichiswhytheLondonBusinessSchoolhaslaunchedtheTomorrow’sLeadersResearchGroup(TLRG).Thegroupcontainsrepresentativesfrom20firms,andmeetsregularlytodiscusstheleadershipdevelopmentoftheorganizationshigh-flyers.TLRGrecognisesjusthowsignificantlinemanagersareintheprocessofBleadershipdevelopment.Unfortunately,withtoday'sflatorganisations,wheremanagershavefunctionalaswellasmanagerialresponsibilities,peopledevelopmentalltoooftenfallsvictimtoheavyworkloads.Onemanagerintheresearchgroupwasunconvincedbythelogicofsendinghisbestpeopleawayondevelopmentcourses,’onlytoseethempoachedbyanotherdepartmentor,worsestill,anotherfirm'.Thisfearoflosinghigh-flyersrunsdeepintheorganisationsthatmakeuptheresearchgroup.TLRGarguesthatthetaskofmanagementisnotnecessarilyaboutemployeeCretention,butaboutcreating'attractioncentres’,’Wemusthelplinemanagerstorealisethatiftheircompaniesareknownasonesthatdeveloptheirpeople,theywillhaveagreaterappealtohigh-flyers,’saidoneadvisor.Furthermore,selectingpeoplefor,say,aleadershipdevelopmentprogrammeisasignofcommitmentfrommanagementtoanindividual.Loyaltycanthenbemoreeasilydemandedinreturn.DTLRGhasconcludedthatacompany'sHRspecialistsneedtotakeactionandengagewithlinemanagersindividuallyabouttheirroleinthedevelopmentofhigh-flyers.Indeed,inordertobenefitfullyfromtraininghigh-flyersastheseniormanagersofthefuture,firmsmustactuallyaddressthedevelopmentofallmanagerswhowillbesupportingthehigh-flyers.Withoutthis,managerswillnotbeinapositiontogiveappropriateadvice.Andwheneventuallythehigh-flyersdomoveon,newoneswillbeneededtoreplacethem.Thenextchallengewillbetofindanewgenerationofhigh-flyers.PARTTWOQuestions8-12•Readthearticlebelowaboutpossiblereasonsforacquiringacompany.无•Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap(8-12),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.•Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(0).ACQUISITIONWhenshouldacompanyconsideracquisitionasawayforward?Therearemanycircumstancesinwhichacompanymaywishtotakeoveranotherorganisationthroughanacquisition.Theneedtokeepupwithachangingenvironmentoftendominatesthinkingaboutacquisi...
