Analysis of An Issue IndexThis list consists of 140 topics from which one topic will be chosen for you by the computer when you take your GMAT.
101. An advanced degree may help someone get a particular job. Once a person begins working, however, the advanced degree and the formal education it represents are rarely relevant to success on the job.
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102. Most people today place too much emphasis on satisfying their immediate desires. The overall quality of life would be greatly improved if we all focused instead on meeting our long-term needs.
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103. The value of any nation should be measured more by its scientific and artistic achievements than by its business successes.
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104. All archaeological treasures should remain in the country in which they were originally discovered. These works should not be exported even if museums in other parts of the world are better able to preserve and display them.
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105. The most effective way for managers to assign work is to divide complex tasks into their simpler component parts. This way each worker completes a small portion of the task but contributes to the whole.
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106. People are overwhelmed by the increasing amount of information available on the computer. Therefore the immediate goal of the information technology industry should be to help people learn how to obtain the information they need efficiently and wisely.
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107. Employees should not have full access to their own personnel files. If, for example, employees were allowed to see certain confidential materials, the people supplying that information would not be likely to express their opinions candidly.
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108. All personnel evaluations at a company should be multi-directional - that is, people at every level of the organization should review not only those working under them but also those working over them.
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109. The most effective business leaders are those who maintain the highest ethical standard.
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110. Because of recent advancements in business and technology, the overall quality of life in most societies has never been better than at the present time.
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