Practice Test: Reading Comprehension - 26 | 100 RCs for GMAT PDF Download

This question asks us to find a choice that describes the primary focus of the
passage. The correct answer must cover the entirety of the passage without
misrepresenting it.

(A) This choice mentions a comparison between a new theory and a "discredited theory". Since there is no discussion of a discredited theory in the passage, this
choice is incorrect.

(B) This choice mentions a "detailed analysis of a particular case". Since the
passage does not focus on a particular case, this choice is incorrect.

(C) This choice describes the passage as challenging an "old view of employee
commitment". Since the passage does not discuss old views of employee
commitment, this choice is incorrect.

(D) CORRECT: This choice describes the passage as "promoting a new method of
measuring the likelihood of corporate success" – so far, so good – and as
"explaining its benefits". This covers the entirety of the passage and describes its
purpose and function accurately.

(E) This choice states that the passage defends "a proposed system of corporate
analysis through examples of its success." Since the passage does not discuss
examples of success, this choice is incorrect.
The correct answer is D.

The correct answer is B. The question asks us to determine which of the choices
was a motivation in the creation of the system of value congruence. According to the
passage (lines 6-9), value congruence was one of the theories that was posited "to
discover what allows some companies to foster high employee morale while other
companies struggle with poor productivity and high managerial turnover."

(A) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee morale have little to
do with the liability of upper management for employee satisfaction.

(B) CORRECT: Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee morale
are related to a company's internal harmony or lack thereof. The proof sentence does not correlate directly to this answer choice, making this a fairly difficult
question.

(C) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee morale have little to
do with the earning potential of employees.

(D) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee morale have little to
do with the factors influencing managerial success.

(E) Poor productivity, high managerial turnover, and employee morale have little to
do with the discrepancies between a company's goals and the values of its
employees.
The correct answer is B

The question asks us to determine which of the choices would be the best use for
perceptual fit ("PF"). The passage defines perceptual fit as the congruence between
a given employee's perception of his company's values and the perception of the
company's values held by other employees. Therefore, we need to determine which
answer choice could be determined using this measure.

(A) CORRECT: This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine whether a
company ought to make its policies and goals more transparent. PF will indicate to a
company whether its employees generally see the company's values the same way.
This would be useful in determining whether the company needed to do a better job
in making those values clear to its employees.

(B) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine whether a company
ought to provide sensitivity training for its management. PF is not relevant to issues
of sensitivity training.

(C) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine whether a company
ought to create more opportunities for interaction among workers. Since PF is used
to determine whether employees hold the same view of the company's values, this
choice may seem attractive. But it does not specifically relate to the notion of
company values, as choice A does.

(D) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine whether a company
needed to address employee grievances more directly. PF is not related to the
concept of company values.

(E) This choice suggests that PF could be used to determine whether a company
ought to have a more elaborate orientation program for new employees. PF is not
related to the concept of company values as seen by employees.
The correct answer is A.