GWD5-Q9 to Q12主旨题

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GWD5-Q9 to Q12:
Behavior science courses should be gaining prominence in business school curricula.  Recent theoretical work convincingly shows why behavioral factors such as organizational culture and employee relations are among the few remaining sources of sustainable competitive advantage in modern organizations.  Furthermore, (10) empirical evidence demonstrates clear linkages between human resource (HR) practices based in the behavioral sciences and various aspects of a firm’s financial success. Additionally, some of the world’s most successful organizations have made unique HR practices a core element of their overall business strategies.
Yet the behavior sciences are struggling for credibility in many business schools.  Surveys show that business students often regard behavioral studies as peripheral to the mainstream business curriculum. This perception can be explained by the fact that business students, hoping to increase their attractiveness to prospective employers, are highly sensitive to business norms and practices, and current business practices have generally been moving away from an emphasis on understanding human behavior and toward more mechanistic organizational models.  Furthermore, the status of HR professionals within organizations tends to be lower than that of other executives.
Students’ perceptions would matter less if business schools were not increasingly dependent on external funding—form legislatures, businesses, and private foundations—for survival.  Concerned with their institutions’ ability to attract funding, administrators are increasingly targeting low-enrollment courses and degree programs for elimination.                        

Q9:  The primary purpose of the passage is to
A.    propose a particular change to business school curricula
B.    characterize students’ perceptions of business school curricula
C.    predict the consequences of a particular change in business school curricula
D.    challenge one explanation for the failure to adopt a particular change in business school curricula
E.    identify factors that have affected the prestige of a particular field in business school curricula
A和E众说纷纭
我选A的原因是因为第一句话，“should be”，且全文表明了作者的态度
我选E的原因是因为后两段都在阐述原因，结合第一段，就是现象解释型文章了
究竟应该选那个呢~？

jaffa23

我也选的是E~

winny0821

我觉得是a
题目问的是作者写这篇文章的目的

weixuan

在通读全文三遍后，我认为应该选E。理由如下：
1、从第一段来看，有三个词很重要，一是theoretical work 'convincingly' shows， 二是empirical evidence demonstrates 'clearly'，三是successful organizations made a 'core' element。这三个词充分说明BS 'gaining prominence' 已经在理论界和实践中已经是大家普遍接受的共识，作者没有必要阐述一件人人都同意的观点。

2、从逻辑上看，全文可以概括成一句话：尽管人们都知道BS很重要，但是受一些因素的影响，BS在商学院中的重视程度还不够。作者第一段是整篇文章的一个让步条件，不会是整篇文章的重心。文章还是强调是什么因素导致大家都认为重要的一件事在学校里反而得不到重视。

3、从文章的细节来看，因为BS很重要，大家都会得出在商学院的课程中重视BS课程的结论，重视的理由不言而喻，无需作者引进change。作者要挖掘的是为什么这么明显的道理却在商学院里无法得以落实？其根源在于商学院的dependent on external funding，这才是作者要说的话。