【OG24-483题】The passage suggests that Bergh and a proponent of the upper echelons perspective would be most likely to disagree over which of the following?_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 passage suggests that Bergh and a proponent of the upper echelons perspective would be most likely to disagree over which of the following?

Whether there is a positive correlation between short organizational tenure and managerial adaptability Whether there is a positive correlation between long organizational tenure and the acquisition of idiosyncratic and nontransferable knowledge Whether adaptability is a useful trait for an executive who is managing an acquisition process Whether retaining less-tenured top executives of an acquired company is an optimal strategy for achieving postacquisition success Whether retaining highest-level top executives of acquired companies is more important than retaining lower-ranked top executives

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文章开篇指出学者为解释企业收购常失败，开始关注被收购公司高管角色，且保留高管的被收购公司往往更成功，现有研究表明保留高层级高管更有利。然而，此解释有两个局限：一是只关注职位等级没考虑服务时长差异和该保留哪些高管；二是现有研究中关于保留高管与收购结果关系的理论解释存在争议，资源基础观（RBV）认为保留组织任期长的高管更好，因其有独特知识，而高层梯队视角（UEP）则认为保留任期短的高管更好，因其有适应性。最后，Bergh针对这些局限进行了一项研究。 文章类型及逻辑简图
文章类型：新旧观点对比 逻辑简图： Explain business acquisitions failure focus on top executives of acquired companies Existing research: positive relation between retaining high level top executives and post acquisition success Limitations of existing explanation Not consider service length variation and which executives to retain Opposing theoretical explanations (RBV vs UEP) Bergh's study in response to limitations 问题类型及做题方法
问题类型：推断题 做题方法：根据文章中对Bergh观点和高层梯队视角（UEP）观点的阐述进行推断，定位到关于RBV和UEP观点对比的内容。 选项分析
A选项：文章未提及短组织任期和管理适应性之间的正相关关系是两者争议点，排除。 B选项：文章没有关于长组织任期和获得独特非转移知识的正相关关系的争议讨论，排除。 C选项：适应性是否是管理收购过程高管的有用特质并非两者争议内容，排除。 D选项：RBV认为保留任期长的高管更好，UEP认为保留任期短的高管更好，所以Bergh（研究考虑了任期因素，偏向RBV观点倾向）和UEP支持者会在保留任期短的高管是否是实现收购后成功的最佳策略上存在分歧，该选项正确。 E选项：保留高层级高管比保留低层级高管更重要不是两者的争议点，排除。

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