The question asks us to determine which of the choices was a
motivation in the creation of the system of value
congruence. According to the passage (lines 6-9), value congruence
was one of the theories that was posited "to discover what allows
some companies to foster high employee morale while other
companies struggle with poor productivity and high managerial
turnover."
(A) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee
morale have little to do with the liability of upper management for
employee satisfaction.
(B) CORRECT. Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and
employee morale are related to a company's internal harmony or
lack thereof. The proof sentence does not correlate directly to this
answer choice, making this a fairly difficult question.
(C) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee
morale have little to do with the earning potential of employees.
(D) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee
morale have little to do with the factors influencing managerial
success.
(E) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee
morale have little to do with the discrepancies between a company's
goals and the values of its employees.
The correct answer is B
7. The question asks us to determine which of the choices would be
the best use for perceptual fit ("PF"). The passage defines
perceptual fit as the congruence between a given employee's
perception of his company's values and the perception of the
company's values held by other employees. Therefore, we need to
determine which answer choice could be determined using this
measure.
(A) CORRECT. This choice suggests that PF could be used to
determine whether a company ought to make its policies and goals
more transparent. PF will indicate to a company whether its
employees generally see the company's values the same way. This
would be useful in determining whether the company needed to do
a better job in making those values clear to its employees.
(B) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine
whether a company ought to provide sensitivity training for its
management. PF is not relevant to issues of sensitivity training.
(C) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine
whether a company ought to create more opportunities for
interaction among workers. Since PF is used to determine whether
employees hold the same view of the company's values, this choice
may seem attractive. But it does not specifically relate to the notion
of company values, as choice A does.
(D) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine
whether a company needed to address employee grievances more
directly. PF is not related to the concept of company values.
(E) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine whether
a company ought to have a more elaborate orientation program for
new employees. PF is not related to the concept of company values
as seen by employees.
The correct answer is A.
8. This question asks us to find a choice that describes the primary
focus of the passage. The correct answer must cover the entirety of
the passage without misrepresenting it.
(A) This choice mentions a comparison between a new theory and a
"discredited theory". Since there is no discussion of a discredited
theory in the passage, this choice is incorrect.
(B) This choice mentions a "detailed analysis of a particular
case". Since the passage does not focus on a particular case, this
choice is incorrect.
(C) This choice describes the passage as challenging an "old view of
employee commitment". Since the passage does not discuss old
views of employee commitment, this choice is incorrect.
(D) CORRECT. This choice describes the passage as "promoting a
new method of measuring the likelihood of corporate success" – so
far, so good – and as "explaining its benefits". This covers the
entirety of the passage and describes its purpose and function
accurately.
(E) This choice states that the passage defends "a proposed system
of corporate analysis through examples of its success." Since the
passage does not discuss examples of success, this choice is
incorrect.
The correct answer is D.
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