BEC中级06年12月真题.doc

06年12月真题 PART ONE Questions 1 - 7 ● Look at the statements below and the article about the development of future business leaders on the opposite page ● Which section of the article (A, B, C or D) does each statement 1 - 7 refer to? ● For each statement I - 7, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet ● You will need to use some of these letters more than once 1 Managers need to take action to convince high-flyers of their value to the firm.C 2 Organizations need to look beyond the high-flyers they are currently developing.D 3 There is a concern that firms investing in training for high-flyers may not gain the benefits themselves.B 4 Managers need expert assistance from within their own firms in developing high-flyers.D 5 Firms currently identify high-flyers without the support of a guidance strategy.A 6 Managers are frequently too busy to deal with the development of high-flyers.B 7 Firms who work hard on their reputation as an employer will interest high-flyers,C The Stars of the Future A Existing management research does not tell us much about how to find and develop high-flyers, those people who have the potential to reach the top of an organization. As a result, organizations are left to formulate their own systems. 5A more effective overall policy for developing future leaders is needed, which is why the London Business School has launched the Tomorrows Leaders Research Group (TLRG). The group contains representatives from 20 firms, and meets regularly to discuss the leadership development of the organizations high-flyers.C B TLRG recognizes just how significant line managers are in the process of leadership development. Unfortunately, with today’s flat organizations, where managers have functional as well as managerial responsibilities, people development all too often fall victim to heavy workloads. One manager in the research group was unconvinced by the logic of sending his best people away on development courses, only to see