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1、2014届最新高考英语一轮单元复习精品阅读理解提升文章精选一百篇（95）　Unit94　　ManagerialStereotypes　　Whenwetraveltoaforeigncountry,wecarryinourbaggageapreconceivedideainthatcountry.Muchoftheknowledgewehaveofdifferentnationalitiesexistsasstereotypes--conventionalandover-simplifiedpictureswithoutindividualities.Stereoty

2、pesalsoexistsaboutoccupationsorprofessions.Descriptionsaboutmanagersfromdifferentcountriesmaybesomethinglikethis:　　Americanmanagershavein-deptknowledgeofthebusinesstheyrunandbaseball,butknowlittleabouttherestoftheworld.TheythinkthateveryonewhoisnotAmericanwisheshewas.Theyonlylosewhenth

3、eplayingisnoteven.Thequarterlydividendistheircardinalgoal,andquickfixesarethemeanstoaccomplishit.　　BritishmanagersbecamemanagersbystudyingliteratureandhistoryatOxfordandbygoingthroughtheoldboynetwork.Thyhaveabroad,butnotalwaysthoroughknowledgeoftheircompany'soperations.Britishmanagersi

4、nvariablyarepoliteandtheyspicetheirconversationswithhumorousanecdotesthatexecutivesofothernationalitiesfailtoappreciate.　　FrenchmanagersareNapoleonicandtheirmanagementstyleisimperial.Stiffhierarchiesdiscourageinformalrelationsandnurtureasenseof"them"versus"us".It'sdifficulttoreachthebo

5、ss.Theflowofinformationalwaysgoesone-way:downward.Frenchmanagerslovetotalk,thoughnotalwaysaboutitemsontheagenda.Theirinitialresponsetoproposalsisalwaysnegativejustbecausetheylikedebate.　　Germanmanagersprefertogobythebook.Theyhaveyearsoftechnicaltrainingandhighdegrees.Theyareformalandse

6、rious.Meetingsareconductedwithattentiontodetailsandtheysometimesraisetheirvoiceandpoundthetabletoseeiftheycanintimidatetheotherpartyintomakingconcessions.　　Italianmanagersareflexible,andoftenignorecompanyrules.Theyprefertelephoneandpersonalcontacttomemosandfaxes.Managementispaternalist

7、ic.Bossesgivetheiremployeesprotection.They,inturn,areloyalandidentifywithcompanygoals.Informalnetworksoffamilyandpowerfulfriendsmattermuchinbusiness.　　Japanesemanagerssayyeswhenmeanno.Rankandsocialstatusareimportantandtheyareformalandreserved.ThemaindutyofJapanesemanagersismaintainha