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题干：Themainideaofthesebusiness-schoolacademicsisappealing.Inaworldwherecompaniesmustadapttonewtechnologiesandsourceofcompetition,itismuchharderthanitusedtobetooffergoodemployeesjobsecurityandanopportunitytoclimbthecorporateladder.Yetitisalsomorenecessarythaneverforemployeestoinvestinbetterskillsandsparklewithbrightideas.Howcanfirmsgetthemostoutofpeopleiftheycannolongerofferthemprotectionandpromotion?Manybosseswouldlovetohaveananswer.SumantrraGhoshaloftheLondonBusinessSchoolandChristopherBartlettoftheHarvardBusinessSchoolthinktheyhaveone:"Employability."Ifmanagersoffertherightkindsoftrainingandguidance,andchangetheirattitudetowardstheirunderlings,theywillbeabletoreassuretheiremployeesthattheywillalwayshavetheskillsandexperiencetofindagoodjob—evenifitiswithadifferentcompany.Unfortunately,theypromisemorethantheydeliver.Theirthoughtsonwhatanidealorganizationshouldaccomplisharehardtoquarrelwith:encouragepeopletobecreative,makesurethegainsfromcreativityaresharedwiththepainsofthebusinessthatcanmakethemostofthem,keeptheorganizationfromgettingstaleandsoforth.Therealdisappointmentcomeswhentheyattempttoshowhowfirmsmightactuallycreatesuchanenvironment.Atitsnubisthenotionthatcompaniescanattaintheirelusivegoalsbychangingtheirimplicitcontractwithindividualworkers,andtreatingthemasasourceofvalueratherthanacoginamachine.Theauthorsofferafewinspiringexamplesofcompanies—theyincludeMotorola,3MandABB—thathavemanagedtogosomewaytowardscreatingsuchorganizations.Buttheyofferlittleusefulguidanceonhowtogoaboutit,andleavethebiggestquestionsunanswered.Howdoyoucontinuouslytrainpeople,withoutdivertingthemfromtheireverydayjobofmakingthebusinessmoreprofitable?Howdoyoutrainpeopletobesuccessfulelsewherewhilestillencouragingthemtomakebigcommitmentstoyourownfirm?Howdoyougetyournewlyliberatedemployeestospendtheirtimeonideasthatcreatevalue,andnotsimplyonthosetheyenjoy?Mostoftheiranswersareplatitudinous,andwhentheyarenottheyareunconvincing.
题目： What does the writer of this passage think of the ideas of Ghoshal and Bartlett?（） - A 、Very instructive
- B 、Very inspiring
- C 、Hard to implement
- D 、Quite harsh
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
从第三段“Unfortunately, they promise more than they deliver.”可以看出作者对Ghoshal 和 Bartlett的观点是不以为然的，作者认为这两个人许诺的比实际提供的要多，所以作者对这两个人的看法是他们的观点不切实际。
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