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Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.
第1题
A
Executivesarecomingtounderstandthattheycan'
tmeettheircorporateresponsibilitysimplybymaximizingshareholdervalue.LastyearPricewaterhouseCooperssurveyed1161chiefexecutiveofficersofcompaniesfrom33countries.Some68percentofthosepolledsaidthatglobalcorporateresponsibilitywasvitaltoprofitability.Meanwhilecitizensaroundtheworldhavebecomemorevocalindemandingthatglobalbusines,5beheldaccountableforconductthatcouldunderminesocial,environmentaloreconomicprogress.
B
Althoughmarketshaveencouragedmorefirmstoactinaresponsiblemannerintheglobaleconomy,marketforceshavenotbeensufficienttoensureresponsiblebehaviorallofthetime.Moreover,theresponsiblefirmsthatworkhardertoensurethatworkersortheenvironmentaretreatedwellastheymakegoodsandservicescouldhavehighercosts,whichmayallowothercompetitorstogainmarketshare,Therightmixofpublicpoliciescanensurethatresponsiblefirmsarenotpenalized.
C
WashingtonD.Cisdrowninginpaper.Congresshasvotedonproposalstopromotecorporateresponsibility.Meanwhile,thePresident,executivesandactivistsareallscurryingaboutinsearchofadditionalproposalstomakeexecutivesmoreaccountablefortheircompanies'
financialreports.Giventhatcapitalismtodayisglobalaswellaslocal,theU.Smustworkwithitsalliestowriteinternationalcorporategovernancenorms.Butweneedtousethisopportunitytothinkmorebroadlyabouthowtoreassureglobaleconomicconfidencelongterm.Allofthereformeffortstodatefocusonanarrowdefinitionofcorporateresponsibility.PresidentBushacknowledgedinhisJuly9thspeech,"
Thereisnocapitalismwithoutconscience"
Thatiswhytheultimatereformwouldencouragecorporationstoalsoactresponsibilitytowardstheirworkersandtheenvironment.
D
Thecodes,includingonespromotedbytheDepartmentofState—theVoluntaryPrinciplesforSecurityandHumanRightsandtheOECDGuidelines,aredesignedtohelpbusinessprotecthumanrightsinnationswithpoorhumanrightsrecords.CorporatesocialresponsibilitypoliciescanalsoincludeEPAregulationsthatrequirecorporationstoreportontheirglobalenvironmentalliabilities.Afterall,thecostsofcleaningupcanbeamajordrainoncorporateprofits.ButthesepoliciesarenotwellcoordinatedorknownasCSRpolicies.Weresomeonetocompileanoverview,wemightgainagreaterunderstandingofbowsuchpoliciescanbemademoreeffective.Buttherearesomepoliciesincludingtaxpoliciesthatencouragefirmstoshiftproductionortheirheadquarterstonationswithweakerfiscalorregulatorysystems.Otherpoliciesthatmayundermineglobalcorporateresponsibilityincludecorporatewelfareandagriculturalprotectionism.
E
TheFrenchgovernmentrecentlyoverhauledFrenchcorporatelawandmandatedthedisclosureofcompanies’socialandenvironmentalaswellasprofitperformance.Thisisagoodidea.TheBritishrequirepensionfundstoreportonthesocial,environmental,aswellasprofitperformanceoftheirinvestments.TheCanadiangovernmentisalsoexaminingawiderangeofpublicpoliciestopromoteCSR.Perhapsthemostinterestingdevelopmentwasthatin2001,withfundingfromtheAtkinsonFoundation;
fiveprivatecitizensorganizedacommissionondemocracyandaccountability.Theirfinalreportissued25specificpolicyrecommendationsonpromotingglobalanddomesticCSR
ManynationsaredevelopingaconsensusthatpublicpoliciescanandshouldpromotedomesticandglobalCSR.
【正确答案】:
E
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第2题
Stakeholderscan'
tsimplyrelyonmarketforcestoensureglobalcorporatesocialresponsibility.
B
第3题
Maximizingshareholdervaluealoneisnotagoodenoughlong-termstrategy.
第4题
TheUnitedStateshasawiderangeofpoliciesthatareexplicitlydesignedtopromoteglobalcorporateresponsibility.
D
第5题
President,executivesandactivistshopethatnewreportingrequirementsandauditingruleswillreassureglobalinvestors.
C
第6题
Thefundamentalreformshouldpromotecorporationstoanswerfortheirworkersandtheenvironment.
第7题
TheU.Shasawiderangeofpublicpoliciesthatundermineglobalcorporatesocialresponsibility.
第8题
Theeffortsofmakingproposalspromotecorporateresponsibilitytirelaudable,buttheywillproveinsufficient
二、READING(PARTTWO)(共6小题,共6.0分)·
InthispartoftheReadingTestyoureadatextwithgapsinit,andchoosethebestsentencetofilleachgapfromasetofeightsentences.·
Firstreadthetextforoverallmeaning,thengobackandlookforthebestsentenceforeachgap.·
Makesurethesentencefitsboththemeaningandthegrammarofthetextaroundthegap.·
Readthearticleontheoppositepageaboutmanagementbuyoutsofcompanies.·
Choosethebestsentencefrombelowtofilleachofthegaps.·
Foreachgap1-6,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.·
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
PersonnelManagement
Personnelmanagementisregardedasaprofession.Manyobserversbelievethatthemostimportantandpressingproblemsoffutureindustrialsocietieswillnotbesolelyconcernedwithproductionortechnicalquestions,butwillbepeople-orientedandwillinvolveaknowledgeofsocialandbehavioralsciencesandofthepersonnelfunction"
HTheroleofpersonnelmanagementhas,ofcoursechangedovertime.Originallyitwasusedbymanagementtoobtainandmaintainaneffectiveworkforceonlyandtheemphasiswasonproductionandeconomicrewards.
(1).Thisisnowonlyonepartofthefunction.Lateritwasrealizedthatifworkerneedscouldbeunderstoodandmet,forexample,security,achievement,andjobsatisfaction,thentheorganizationitselfcouldbetterachieveitsmaximizationofgoalssuchasprofits.Recentlyaddedtothishasbeenthesocial(community)responsibilityoftheorganization.
(2).
Personnelmanagementisaboutpeople.Themanagementofpeopleisanintegralpartoftheorganizationandoftheprocessofmanagementitself.(3).Personnelmanagementisnotsomethingthatisonlycarriedoutbythepersonneldepartment;
itisanorganization-wideactivity.Alllevelsofmanagementareengagedinmanagingpersonnel.(4).Theyareinvolvedinworkinginco-operationwiththepersonneldepartmentanditsstaffinsuchareasasrecruitment,training,appraisal,counselingsafetyandhealthandjob-design.Personnelmanagementinitsbroadestsenseinvolvesallmattersinanorganizationregardingpeopledecisions.(5).Thefirstisthatofhumanrelations,inwhichsuchmattersasindividualmotivation,leadership,andgrouprelationshipsandbehaviorarecovered.Thesecondisthefieldoforganizationtheory,whichconsidersjobdesign,managerialspansofcontrol,theflowofworkthroughtheorganization,andsoforth.Thethirdconsistsofthespecifickindsofdecisionareasforwhichthepersonnelmanagerorpersonneldepartmentisdirectlyresponsibleforacquisition,development,rewarding,andmaintenanceofhumanresources.
Thebreaddefinitionofpersonnelmanagementillustratesthatthescopeofpersonnelmanagementpervadestheorganization.Everypersoninanorganizationisinvolvedwithpersonneldecision.(6).Similarly,non-managerialemployeeswillbeexposedtoperformanceappraisals,selectioninterviewswhenhired,andsoon.
AItisthroughpeoplethatorganizationsaccomplishtheirgoals~thusthemanagementofpeopleisavitalaspectofanorganization'
sfunctioning.
BLatertherewasamovetowardsawelfareorientedpersonnelfunctionsuchasbenefitsandhealth.
CThisbroadviewfocusesattentiononthreedistinctbutinterrelatedtopics.Thuspersonnelmanagementmaynowbeinvolvedincertaincommunityactivities,inequalopportunityemploymentindevelopingpolicies,forexample,inemployingracialminoritiesofphysicallyhandicappedpeopleandinseekingtoprovideandmaintainaclimateinwhichindividualandorganizationgoalsareachieved.
ELinemanagersofotherdepartmentse.g.marketingandproductionofvariousdepartmentsofsectionsinthepublicserviceandpublicagenciese.g.Telecomallhavepersonnel/humanresourcemanagementduties.
FPersonnelmanagersdidn'
tseeaneedtomakesurethattheiremployeeswerecomfortableintheworkenvironmentandensurealltheirneedswerebeingmet.
GForexample,allmanagersinanyorganizationwillneedtoknowhowtotraintheiremployees,appraisetheirperformance,andsoforth.
HPersonnelmanagementisnowoftencalledhumanresourcesmanagement(HRM).
G
三、READING(PARTTHREE)(共6小题,共6.0分)·
InthispartoftheReadingTestyoureadalongertextandanswersixquestions.·
Firstreadthequestions,Trytogetanideaofwhatthetextwillbeabout.Thenreadthetextforgeneralunderstanding,·
Thenreadthetextandquestionsmorecarefully,choosingthebestanswertoeachquestion.Donotchooseananswerjustbecauseyoucanseethesamewordsinthetext.·
Readthearticleontheoppositepageaboutinnovationinbusinessandthequest
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