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Frombankerstofactorystaff，employeesintheWestfaceacoldprospectoflosingtheirjobsasa

globalrecession（衰退）startstobite.ForcolleaguesintheEast，thepainismorelikelytocomethrough

apaycut.

HumanresourceexpertssayculturaldifferencesexplainwhyAsiancompaniestryhardertopreserve

jobsindifficulttimes，whichwillpreventunemploymentandmayhelpAsianeconomiessurviveatatime

ofslowingexports.TheEastAsianattitudemayalsomakeiteasierforcompaniestorecoverquickly

fromtheeconomicdownturnsincetheywillnotneedtorehireortrainnewstaff，butbuildupamore

loyalanddevotedgroup.

"IntheConfucianmindset（儒家思想），therightthingtodoistosharetheburden，whichisthesense

ofcollectiveresponsibility.WhileintheWest，it'smoreaboutindividualsurvival，"saidMichaelBenoliel，

associateprofessoroforganizationalbehavioratSingaporeManagementUniversity（SMU）.

Incontrast，localWesterncompaniesfromGeneralMotorstoGoldmanSachsplantolayoff

workersbythethousands，butattheAsianunitsofWesternmultinationalsorwesternunitsofAsian

groups，jobcutswillprobablybelesssevere.

Japan'sjoblessratewas4percentinSeptember，upfrom3.8percentinJanuary，whileHong

Kong'swasflatat3.4percent.ButUSunemploymentisexpectedtohavejumpedto6.3percentlast

monthfrombelow5percentinJanuary.

ExpertssaythatwhiletherearenoticeabledifferencesinlaborpracticesinEastandWest，thegap

willnarrowasmorefirmsbecomemoremultinationalandcompetitionforcesfirmstoadoptthebest

practicesofrivals（对手）fromabroad.

1.Theunderlinedword"prospect"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans（）（）.

A.weather

B.scene

C.future

D.place

2.Comparedwithjobcuts，paycutscanbringthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat（）（）.

A.it'shelpfultotheeconomyrecovery

B.itcoststhecompanylessmoneytosurvive

C.itwillkeeptheexperiencedandskilledworkers

D.itcanformateamworkingharderandmoreloyally

3.AccordingtoMichaelBenoliel，theConfucianmindsetfocuseson（）（）.

A.humanrights

B.sharingresponsibility

C.personalprofits

D.individualsurvival

4.Inwhichcompanycanweinferthejobcutswillbeprobablythemostsevere?

A.AlocalAmericangroup.

B.AsmallJapanesecompany.

C.AGermanbranchofaKoreanmultinational.

D.AHongKong'sunitofaFrenchcompany.

5.Thepassagemainlytellsus（）（）.

A.thedifficultiesallthecompaniesaroundtheworldwillmeetwithtoday

B.theculturaldifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternworldatpresent

C.thewaystocutdownthecostofthecompaniesineconomicdownturn

D.thedifferentlaborsolutionsofAsianandWesterninglobalrecession

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