GWD5-Q12 Behavior Science问题
GWD5-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.
Q12:
The author of the passage considers each of the following to be a factor that has contributed to the prevailing attitude in business schools toward the behavioral sciences EXCEPT
A.business students’ sensitivity to current business norms and practices
B.the relative status of HR professionals among business executives
C.business schools’ reliance on legislatures, businesses, and private foundations for funding
D.businesses’ tendency to value mechanistic organizational models over an understanding of human behavior
E.theoretical work on the relationship between behavioral factors and a firm’s financial performance
答案是E。但我选的是C，可能是我没看懂文章吧，反正谈谈我的理解。根据文章第一段，如果behavioral factor与financial performance相关性被证明的话，显然business school应该会更重视behaviral science。而C感觉并不会影响business school对behavioral science的态度，只是他们不得不把没人选修的课去除而已，至于这课是behavioral science还是其他的学校并不关心。
请nn指教。
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