【OG24-482题】The resource-based view, as described in the passage, is based on which of the following ideas?_mofa留学圈mofaGRE在线题库系统_GRE在线搜题_GRE题库解析_GRE真题机经_GRE课程_GRE培训机构

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In an effort to explain why business acquisitions often fail, scholars have begun to focus on the role of top executives of acquired companies. Acquired companies that retain their top executives tend to have more successful outcomes than those that do not. Furthermore, existing research suggests that retaining the highestlevel top executives, such as the CEO(chief executive officer) and COO (chief operating officer), is related more positively to postacquisitionsuccess than retaining lower-ranked top executives. However, this explanation, while insightful, suffers from two limitations.First, the focus on positional rank does not recognize the variation in length of service that may exist in top executive posts across companies, (15) nor does it address which particular top executives (with respect to length of service) should be retained to achieve a successful acquisition outcome. Second, the relationship between retained top executives and acquisition outcomes offered by existing research ( is subject to opposing theoretical explanations related to length of service. The resource based view (RBV) suggests that keeping acquired company top executives with longer organizational tenure would lead to more successful outcomes, as those executives have idiosyncratic and nontransferable knowledge of the acquired company that would be valuable for the effective implementation of the acquisition. The opposing position, offered by the upper echelons perspective (UEP), suggests that retaining top executives having short organizational tenure would lead to more successful outcomes, as they would have the adaptability to manage most effectively during the uncertainty of the acquisition process.

Responding to these limitations, Bergh conducted a study of executive retention and acquisition outcome that focused on the organizational tenure of retained company top executives in 104 acquisitions, followed over 5 years. Bergh considered the acquisition successful if the acquired company was retained and unsuccessful if it was divested. Bergh's findings support the RBV position. Apparently, the benefits of long organizational tenure lead to more successful outcomes than the benefits of short organizational tenure. While longer tenured top executives may have trouble adapting to change, it appears that their perspectives and knowledge bases offer unique value after the acquisition. Although from the UEP position it seems sensible to retain less tenured executives and allow more tenured ones to leave, such a strategy appears to lower the probability of acquisition success.

The resource-based view, as described in the passage, is based on which of the following ideas?

The managerial skills of top executives become strongest after the first five years of their tenure. Company-specific knowledge is an important factor in the success of an acquisition process, The amount of nontransferable knowledge possessed by long-tenured top executives tends to be underestimated. Effective implementation of an acquisition depends primarily on the ability of executives to adapt to change. Short-tenured executives are likely to impede the implementation of a successful acquisitionstrategy.

正确答案： B

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文章旨在解释商业收购常失败的原因，学者开始关注被收购公司高管的作用。现有研究表明保留高层高管与收购后成功相关，但该解释有两个局限：一是只关注职位排名，没考虑服务时长差异及该保留哪些高管；二是与服务时长相关的理论解释存在对立。资源基础观（RBV）认为保留任期长的高管更有利，因其有独特且不可转移的知识；而高层视角（UEP）认为保留任期短的高管更好，因其适应性强。Bergh进行了一项研究，关注被保留高管的组织任期和收购结果。 文章类型及逻辑简图
文章类型：新旧观点对比 逻辑简图 Scholars focus on top executives in business acquisitions Existing research: retaining top level executives related to success, but has 2 limitations Resource based view (RBV): keep long tenured top executives for success Upper echelons perspective (UEP): keep short tenured top executives for success Bergh's study on executive retention and acquisition outcome 问题类型及做题方法
问题类型：细节题 做题方法：根据题干中“resource based view”定位到文章中关于RBV的描述部分，即“The resource based view (RBV) suggests that keeping acquired company top executives with longer organizational tenure would lead to more successful outcomes, as those executives have idiosyncratic and nontransferable knowledge of the acquired company that would be valuable for the effective implementation of the acquisition” 。 选项分析
A选项：文中未提及高管管理技能在任职五年后最强，无中生有，排除。 B选项：对应RBV观点中提到的任期长的高管拥有对收购有效实施有价值的公司特定知识，该项正确。 C选项：文中未提及长期任职高管不可转移知识被低估，无中生有，排除。 D选项：RBV强调的是长期任职高管的特定知识，而非高管适应变化的能力，排除。 E选项：文中未提及短期任职高管会阻碍收购战略实施，无中生有，排除。

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