【正文】 b a s e d in t h e b e h a v ior a l s ci e n ce s a n d v a r iou s a s p e ct s of a f ir m ’s f in a n ci a l s u cc e s s . A d d it ion a ll y , s om e of t h e w or ld ’s m os t s u cc e s s f u l o r g a n iz a t ion s h a v e m a d e u n iq u e H R p r a ct ic e s a cor e e le m e n t of t h e ir ove r a ll b u s in e s s s t r a t e g ie s . Y e t t h e b e h a v ior s ci e n ce s a r e s t r u g g li n g f or cr e d ib il it y in m a n y b u s in e s s s ch oo ls . S u r v e y s s h ow t h a t b u s in e s s s t u d e n t s of t e n r e g a r d b e h a v ior a l s t u d ie s a s p e r ip h e r a l t o t h e m a in s t r e a m b u s in e s s cu r r ic u lu m . T h is p e r ce p t ion ca n b e e x p la in e d b y t h e f a ct t h a t b u s in e s s s t u d e n t s , h op in g t o in cr e a s e t h e ir a t t r a ct iv e n e s s t o p r os p e ct iv e e m p loy e r s , a r e h ig h ly s e n s it iv e t o b u s in e s s n or m s a n d Q12: The author of the passage considers each of the following to be a factor that has contributed to the prevailing attitude in business schools toward the behavioral sciences EXCEPT ? business students’ sensitivity to current business norms and practices ? the relative status of HR professionals among business executives ? business schools’ reliance on legislatures, businesses, and private foundations for funding ? businesses’ tendency to value mechanistic anizational models over an understanding of human behavior ? theoretical work on the relationship between behavioral factors and a firm’s financial performance B e h a v ior s ci e n ce cou r s e s s h ou ld b e g a in in g p r om in e n ce in b u s in e s s s ch oo l cu r r ic u la . Re ce n t t h e or e t ic a l w or k con v in ci n g ly s h ow s w h y b e h a v ior a l f a ct or s s u ch a s or g a n iz a t ion a l cu lt u r e a n d e m p loy e e r e la t ion s a r e a m on g t h e f e w r e m a in in g s ou r ce s of s u s t a in a b le p e t it iv e a d v a n t a g e in m od e r n or g a n iz a t ion s . F u r t h e r m or e , e m p ir ic a l e v id e n ce d e m on s t r a t e s cl e a r li n k a g e s b e t w e e n h u m a n r e s ou r ce ( H R) p r a ct ic e s b a s e d in t h e b e h a v ior a l s ci e n ce s a n d v a r iou s a s p e ct s of a f ir m ’s f in a n ci a l s u cc e s s . A d d it ion a ll y , s om e of t h e w or ld ’s m os t s u cc e s s f u l o r g a n iz a t ion s h a v e m a d e u n iq u e H R p r a ct ic e s a cor e e le m e n t of t h e ir ove r a ll b u s in e s s s t r a t e g ie s . Y e t t h e b e h a v ior s ci e n ce s a r e s t r u g g li n g f or cr e d ib il it y in m a n y b u s in e s s s ch oo ls . S u r v e y s s h ow t h a t b u s in e s s s t u d e n t s of t e n r e g a r d b e h a v ior a l s t u d ie s a s p e r ip h e r a l t o t h e m a in s t r e a m b u s in e s s cu r r ic u lu m . T h is p e r ce p t ion ca n b e e x p la in e d b y t h e f a ct t h a t b u s in e s s s t u d e n t s , h op in g t o in cr e a s e t h e ir a t t r a ct iv e n e s s t o p r os p e ct iv e e m p loy e r s , a r e h ig h ly s e n s it iv e t o b u s in e s s n or m s a n d GWD5Q13: It is true of both men and women that those who marry as young adults live longer than those who never marry. This dose not show that marriage causes people to live longer, since, as pared with other people of the same age, young adults who are about to get married have fewer of the unhealthy habits that can cause a person to have a shorter life, most notably smoking and immoderate drinking of alcohol. Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above? ? Marriage tends to cause people to engage less regularly in sports that involve risk of bodily harm. ? A married person who has an unhealthy habit is more likely to give up that habit than a person with the same habit who is unmarried. ? A person who smokes is much more likely than a nonsmoker to marry a person who smokes at the time of marriage, and the same is true for people who drink alcohol immoderately. ? Among people who marry as young adults, most of those who give up an unhealthy habit after marriage do not resume the habit later in life. ? Among people who as young adults neither drink alcohol immoderately nor smoke, those who never marry live as long as those who marry. GWD5Q14: Even though more money was removed out of stock funds in July as in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as an industry trade group had previously estimated. ? as in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as ? as had been in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as what ? than there was in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as that which ? than in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as ? than in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as what GWD5Q15: Lightbox, Inc., owns almost all of the movie theaters in Washington County and has announced plans to double the number of movie screens it has in the county within five years. Yet attendance at Lightbox’s theaters is only just large enough for profitability now and the county’s population is not expected to increase over the next ten years. Clearly, therefore, if there is indeed no increase in population, Lightbox’s new screens are unlikely to prove profitable. ? Which of the following, if true about Washington County, most seri