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In specd difference:It's the difference between how important a firms leaders say sepced is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy（策略）and how fast the company actually moves.The differencd is important reganlless of industry and company size .Companies fearful or losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to
In our dy of 343 businesses,the companies to go,go,go to try to gain an edge ended with lower sales and operating incomes than those that baused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track,Whats more ,the firns that “slowed down to speed up “inproved their top and bottom lines , 40% higher sales and 52% higher opctating incance over a three-yesr period.
How did they disobey the laws of business phyaics ,taking more time than competitors yet penerning bertter ?They thought differently about what “slower “ and “faster” mean.Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly )and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ).Simply increasing the speed of production,for example ,may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference .But that often leads to reduced value over time,in the form of lower-quality products and services.
In our study,hight performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary.They became and discussion.They encouraged new ways of thinking.And they allowed time to look and learn.By contrast (相比而言). suffered at firms that moved falt all the among their empleyre ,and had little time thinking about changes.
Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership . Teams that regularly take time to get things right , rather than plough ahead full bore , are more successful in meeting their business goals . That kind of strategy must come from the top.
57 . What does the underlined part “gain an edge ”in Paragraph 2 mean ?
A. Increase the speed.
B. Get an advantage.
C. Reach the limit.
D. Set a
58. The part “the laws of business in Paragraph 3 means ___________.
A. spending more time and performing worse.
B. spending more time and performing better
C. spending less time and performing worse
D. spending less time and performing better
59. What can we learn from the text?
A. how fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.
B. how competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.
C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.
D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.
60. Where could be the last title for the text?
A. ? quality? Serve better.
B. Delive value? Plough ahead.
C. Reduce time? Move faster.
D. Need speed? Slow down.
