Affirmative action is good business. So asserted the National Association of Manufacturers while urging retention of an executive order requiringsome federal contractors to set numerical goals for hiring minoritiesand women. “Diversity in work force participation has produced newideas in management, product development, and marketing,” theassociation claimed.
The association’s argument as it is presented in thepassage above would bemost strengthened if which of the following were true?
A.The percentage of minority and women workers inbusiness has increasedmore slowly than many minority and women’s groups wouldprefer.
B.Those businesses with the highest percentages ofminority and womenworkers are those that have been the most innovative andprofitable.
C. Disposable income has been rising as fast amongminorities and women as among the population as a whole.
D. The biggest growth in sales in the manufacturingsector has come in industries that market the most innovative products. B
E.Recent improvements in management practices have allowedmanymanufacturers to experience enormous gains in worker productivity.作者: yichaoe 时间: 2010-3-29 21:41
