首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
The usual arguments for adding women directors are that diverse boards are more creative and innovative, less inclined to "group
The usual arguments for adding women directors are that diverse boards are more creative and innovative, less inclined to "group
admin
2018-07-10
19
问题
The usual arguments for adding women directors are that diverse boards are more creative and innovative, less inclined to "groupthink" and likely to be more independent from senior management. Numerous studies show that high proportions of women directors coincide with superior corporate performance. But there is little academically accepted evidence of a causal relationship. It may be that thriving firms allow themselves the luxury of attending to social issues such as board diversity, whereas poorly performing ones batten down the hatches.
Women do seem to be particularly effective board members at companies where things are going wrong. A 2008 paper on the impact of female directors by Renee Adams and Daniel Ferreira of the University of Queensland and the London School of Economics found that bosses of American firms whose shares perform poorly are more likely to be fired if the firm has a relatively high number of women directors. On average, however, the paper concluded that firms perform worse as the proportion of women on the board increases. There is certainly no shortage of companies capable of producing outstanding results with few or no women on the board.
Nor is there any doubt that in many cases low female representation also reflects a lack of meritocracy (rule by merit) in corporate culture. In France, for instance, interlocking board memberships are common. Women, and many other deserving businesspeople, are excluded from the system.
But what most prevents women from reaching the boardroom, say bosses and headhunters, is lack of hands-on experience of a firm’s core business. Too many women go into functional roles such as accounting, marketing or human resources early in their careers rather than staying in the mainstream, driving profits. Getting men to show up at every board meeting—an effect of having more women on boards—is all very well, but what firms really need is savvy business advice. Yet according to EPWN, the pipeline of female executives is "almost empty": women occupy only 3% of executive roles on boards, compared with 12% of non-executive ones.
That suggests that the best way to increase the number of women on boards is to ensure that more women gain the right experience further down the corporate hierarchy. That may be a slower process than imposing a quota, but it is also likely to be a more meaningful and effective one.
By citing the example of French business, the author intends to show that _____.
选项
A、women are not qualified for applying for the interlocking board membership
B、male elite domination is common and justifiable in today’s business world
C、the absence of women on boards shows a lack of cultural belief called meritocracy
D、the reason why women can’t reach the boardroom is lack of management experience
答案
C
解析
题干中提到的法国商界的例子在第三段②③句。例子都是为论点而服务的,而论点一般在事例的前后。第三段①句亮出了一个鲜明的论点:女董事比例低反映了企业文化中缺少“任人唯贤”的理念(reflects a lack of meritocracy),而③句中提到女性和一些有能力的人士却不能进入董事会正好说明了企业选拨人才存在偏见,而非任人唯贤,C项所述与①句对应,故可确定C项为本题答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bf6Z777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Consumerproductssuchasshampoosandsunscreens,evenonesboostedassafer,maycontainpotentiallyharmfulchemicalsnotlis
Despitehelpingtorecordevents,photoscoulddamageourmemories.Researchersfoundpeoplewhotakepictureshave【C1】______rem
WhenPaulGorski,thefounderofanorganizationcalledEdChange,visitscollegesanduniversitiestoadvisethemoncampusdive
WhenPaulGorski,thefounderofanorganizationcalledEdChange,visitscollegesanduniversitiestoadvisethemoncampusdive
WhenPaulGorski,thefounderofanorganizationcalledEdChange,visitscollegesanduniversitiestoadvisethemoncampusdive
Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemicofsleepinessinthenatio
Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemicofsleepinessinthenatio
Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemicofsleepinessinthenatio
You’veheardoftheAmericandream,right?【F1】TheAmericandreamwasthismachinewebuilttogetridofuncertaintyandcreate
Nearlytwo-thirdsofbusinessesintheUKwanttorecruitstaffwithforeignlanguageskills.Frenchisstillthemosthighlypr
随机试题
=________.
以下哪个生理过程属于正反馈()。
主动安乐死与被动安乐死的不同之处在于()
阿托品抗休克的主要机制是
患者男,29岁,车祸致张力性气胸,行胸腔闭式引流,观察发现引流瓶水柱上下波动。如果肺膨胀良好,需要拔管,护士应指导病人
在应急管理中,()阶段的目标是尽可能地抢救受害人员、保护可能受威胁的人群,并尽可能控制并消除事故。
下列各项中,不属于消费税税目的有()。
某物业公司为增值税一般纳税人,2019年3月向某税务师事务所咨询如下问题:(1)2019年3月,一次性预收业主物业费合计636万元(含税),并向业主开具增值税普通发票(物业费所属期间为2019年3月至2020年2月,物业公司与所有业主签订的物业服
甲公司为上市公司,2009~2011年,甲公司及其子公司发生的有关交易或事项如下:(1)2009年1月1日,甲公司以30500万元从非关联方购入乙公司60%的股权,购买日乙公司可辨认净资产的公允价值为50000万元(含原未确认的无形资产公允价值3000万
Itpresents__________.
最新回复
(
0
)