When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and __5__ than male managers?
Some research __6__ the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater __7__, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a __8__ to bring emotional factors to bear __9__ making workplace decisions. These differences are __10_ to carry advantages for companies, __11__ they expand the range of techniques that can be used to __12__ the company manage its workforce __13__.
A study commissioned by the International Women's Forum __14__ a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that __15__ from the command-and-control style __16__ used by male managers. Using this “interactive leadership” approach, “women __17__ participation, share power and information, __18__ other people's self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these __19__ reflect their belief that allowing __10__ to contribute and to feel __21__ and important is a win-win __22__-good for the employees and the organization.” The study's director __23__ that “interactive leadership may emerge __24__ the management style of choice for many organizations.”
confront 面对,遭遇;command 命令,指挥;confine 有限的,狭窄的;committed(对事业,本职工作尽忠的)
despise 轻视,厌恶,根据下文可知,这些研究是支持而不是反驳这种观点,只有 support 为支持的意思。
根据下文,强调 affiliation,attachment 的自然就是 cooperativeness 合作了。
willingness 愿意,自发。
bear sth. in sth.(one's mind)心里怀有,铭记在心。
be seen to…被视为……
nonetheless=nevertheless 虽然如此;whereas 虽然,反之;这两词表转折,先排除。根据句意,是表因 而不是果,故选 because。
只有 help 可以接不带 to 的不定式。
effectively 有效的。
differ from 区别,不同。
traditionally 传统上的。
encourage 鼓励。
enhance 提高,增强。
things 事情。
powerful 强大的和后面的 important 重要的相呼应。
win-win situation 双赢。
根据后面句子里的情态动词 may 可知,研究主任的话是预测,不是宣布,故用 predict。
emerge as 作为,以……的形式,此处意为“作为可供选择的管理模式”。