GMAT新黄金80题及范文(十四)_GMAT写作

GMAT新黄金80题及范文(十四)

　　In this memorandum the vice president of Nadir Company recommends against the adoption of family-friendly program. The authors line of reasoning is that family-friendly programs such as part-time work, work-at-home and job-sharing need not be adopted because Nadirs employees will not widely participate in them. The vice presidents recommendation is unconvincing for several reasons.

　　In the first place, the fact that only a small percentage of Summit Companys employees participated in these programs when they were offered is scant evidence that Nadirs employees will do likewise. To warrant this inference the author must assume that Summit is representative of other companies such as Nadir. Unfortunately, the author has failed to provide evidence for this crucial assumption. For example, if Summit is an emerging high-tech company whose employees are young and unmarried whereas Nadir is an established low-tech company whose employees are middle-aged and married we can expect that the percentage of employees who desire to participate in family-friendly programs would be considerably different. Lacking specific information about the companies in question it is difficult to give much credence to the vice presidents position.

　　In the second place, the vice president has failed to make a case for the contention that the adoption of family-friendly programs will adversely affect Nadirs profitability. On the face of it none of the programs mentioned require capital outlay for new equipment or additional office space. Unless the vice president assumes that employees who participate in such programs are less productive than their full-time counterparts it is difficult to comprehend the line of reasoning that leads to this view.