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When women do become managers, do they bring adifferent style and different skills to the job? Are theybetter, or worse, managers than men? Are womenmore highly motivated and __1__ than male managers?Some research __2__ the idea that women bringdifferent attitudes and skills to management jobs, suchas greater __3__, an emphasis on affiliation andattachment, and a __4__ to bring emotional factors tobear __5__ making workplace decisions. These differences are __6_ to carryadvantages for companies,__7__ they expand the range of techniques that can beused to __8__ the company manage its workforce __9__.A study commissioned by the International Women's Forum __10__ a managementstyle used by some women managers (and also by some men) that __11__ from thecommand-and-control style __12__ used by male managers. Using this "interactiveleadership" approach,"women __13__ participation, share power and information,__14__ other people's self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these__15__ reflect their belief that allowing __16__ to contribute and to feel __17__ andimportant is a win-win __18__-good for the employees and the organization." Thestudy's director __19__ that "interactive leadership may emerge __20__ themanagement style of choice for many organizations."
1. A) confronted B) commanded C) confined D) committed
2. A) supports B) argues C) opposes D) despises
3. A) combination B) cooperativeness C) coherence D) correlation
4. A) willingness B) loyalty C) sensitivity D) virtue
5. A) by B) in C) at D) with
6. A) disclosed B) watched C) revised D) seen
7. A) therefore B) whereas C) because D) nonetheless
8. A) help B) enable C) support D) direct
9. A) evidently B) precisely C) aggressively D) effectively
10. A) developed B) invented C) discovered D) located
11. A) derives B) differs C) descends D) detaches
12. A) inherently B) traditionally C) conditionally D) occasionally
13. A) encourage B) dismiss C) disapprove D) engage
14. A) enhance B) enlarge C) ignore D) degrade
15. A) themes B) subjects C) researches D) things
16. A) managers B) women C) employees D) males
17. A) faithful B) powerful C) skillful D) thoughtful
18. A) situation B) status C) circumstance D) position
19. A) predicted B) proclaimed C) defied D) diagnosed
20. A) into B) from C) as D) for