Question

Trevor, C. O., Lansford, B. and Black, J. W., 2004, "Employee turnover (人事變更) and job performance: monitoring the influences of salary growth and promotion", Journal of Armchair Psychology, vol. 113, no.1, pp. 56-64.

In this article Trevor et al. review the influences of pay and job opportunities in respect of job performance, turnover rates and employees' job attitude. The authors use data gained through organizational surveys of blue-chip companies in Vancouver, Canada to try to identify the main cause of employee turnover and whether it is linked to salary growth. Their research focuses on assessing a range of pay structures such as pay for performance and organizational reward plans. The article is useful as Trevor suggests that there are numerous reasons for employee turnover and a variety of differences in employees' job attitude and performance. The main limitation of the article is that the survey sample was restricted(限制) to mid-level management, thus the authors indicate that further, more extensive research needs to be undertaken to develop a more in-depth understanding of employee turnover and job performance. As this article was published in a professional journal, the findings can be considered reliable. It will be useful additional information for the research on pay structures.

The following card includes a brief summary and a short assessment of a research paper. It can provide a guide for further reading on the topic.

1.The research paper published is primarily concerned with______.

A. the way of preventing employee turnover

B. methods of improving employee performance

C. factors affecting employee turnover and performance

D. pay structures based on employee performance

2.As is mentioned in the card, the limitation of the research paper mainly lies in that_______.

A. the data analysis is hardly reliable

B. the research sample is not wide enough

C. the findings are of no practical value

D. the research method is out-of-date

3.Who might be most interested in this piece of information?

A. Job hunters.

B. Employees in blue-chip companies.

C. Mid-level managers.

D. Researchers on employee turnover.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇調(diào)查報告主要論述了薪水對員工工作表現(xiàn)與人事變更的影響。

1. 主旨大意題，通讀文章"Employee turnover (人事變更) and job performance: monitoring the influences of salary growth and promotion",可知主要論述了薪水對員工工作表現(xiàn)與人事變更的影響，并沒有提及其他的點。故選C。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，文章中第二段The main limitation of the article is that the survey sample was restricted(限制) to mid-level management,最主要的限制就是對中層管理樣本調(diào)查的限制�？芍�，故選B。

3. 推理判斷題 ，最后一段It can provide a guide for further reading on the topic.它可以對主題的一個更長遠(yuǎn)閱讀研究的指導(dǎo)�？梢酝茰y出做有關(guān)人員變更研究的研究人員可能最感興趣。故選D。

考點：報告論述類文章。