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1、Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the of students will have middle class and Western. to the standard of the time: o a class today, however, Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the of students will have middle class and Western. to the standard o

2、f the time: o a class today, however, and youll . For a start, you will now see plenty acomple re y different the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School, for t 40% of its new enrolment is female. You will also see a de range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every It might be temptin

3、g, therefore, to t the old barriers have been roken down and equal opportunity achieved. But, increasingly, this t diversity ing a mask for a new type of conformity. Behind in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common udes, ions and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones g the busi

4、ness leaders of the Diversity, it seems, has not helped to address fundamental weaknesses n business leadership. So what can be done to create more effective gers of the l world? According to Valerie Gauthier, te n at HEC Paris, the s in the s by which MBA programs their students. At the moment cand

5、idates are selected on a fairly set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, al and problem solving abilities. This is then coupled to a schools of what a diverse class should look like, with the t passport, nic origin and sex can e influencing factors. But schools rarely g down to

6、 find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a ass which also contains diversity of attitude and approach arguably only t, in a business context, really Professor Gauthier ves schools should not just be selecting s from traditional sectors such as ing, consultancy and industry. should

7、 also be seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such political science, the creative arts, history or philosophy, which will allow hem to put business o a wider , there does seem to be a demand for the more rounded leaders ch diversity might create. A study by Mannaz, a leadership develop

8、ment ompany, t, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may have been eradicated y, there is a definite shift in emphasis ards less tough styles of management at least in America and Europe. erhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the erest ge companies have in ards less tough styles of

9、management at least in America and Europe. erhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the erest ge companies have in more collaborative management s, such as hose prevalent in Scandinavia, which seek egrate the hard and soft spects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility and accou

10、ntabil 1. What characterises the business school student population of Greater diversity. ellectualmaturity.Exceptional D) Higher 2. What is the authors concern about current business school It will arouse students unrealistic It will produce business leaders of a uniform It focuses on theory n on p

11、ractical D) It stresses competition n 3. What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most Age and educational l and al Attitude and approach to D) Ethnic origin and 4. What applicants does the author think MBA programs should sider with prior experience in business with sound knowledge i

12、n math and from outside the traditional sectors. from less developed regions and areas.D) 5. What does Mannaz say about the current management It is eradicating the tough aspects of It encourages male and female executives to work side by It adopts the bully-boy chief executive .D) It is shifting to

13、wards more collaborative s1. 】boast在文中的意思是“自夸”的意思，boastbrag, crow, pride这些动词均含有e remember our mothers stern instructions not to 们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。再例如：This years festival can boast a decently list of sponsors. 2. e remember our mothers stern instructions not to 们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。再例如：This years festival can boast

14、 a decently list of sponsors. 2. the public schools had an enrolment of nearly 16,000 students. 192216,000。再比如：Enrolment is k of er。3. fundamental在文中的意思是“根本的”，还有“基本的，原始的”意思，basicessential, fundamental, radical, vital 这些形容词均有基本的，基础的之意。 radical：着重指事物的根本或其来源vital：正式用词，侧重指维持生命例如：Amnesty says there are f

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