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资料：Placing the right type of workers in close proximity to each other can generate up to a 15 percent increase in organizational performance，according to the study from Cornerstone On Demand，a provider of cloud-based learning and talent-management software，and researchers at Harvard Business School in Massachusetts. For businesses with 2，000 employees, this translates into an additional $1 million in profit each year，the study said.

For the study，researchers examined data from a two-year period of more than 2，000 employees working at a large technology company with locations in the U.S. and Europe. The study’s authors separated workers into three different categories based on the work they produced：

Productive： These employees are very productive，but don’t always produce quality work.

Quality：These workers produce work of superior quality，but aren’t always productive.

Generalists： These employees are average in terms of both productivity and quality.

The researchers defined productivity by how long it takes an employee to finish a task，and effectiveness by how often employees need to ask a co-worker for help completing a task.

What is NOT true about the categories of the workers？

A.There is no particular order of these categories
B.Generalists are those who are neither productive nor effective
C.The frequency employees need to ask a co-worker for help completing a task is recorded as effectiveness
D.Productive workers are those who finish a task quickly

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答案： B

本题解析：

本题考查的是细节理解。

【关键词】NOT true about the categories of the workers

【主题句】第3自然段Productive： These employees are very productive，but don’t always produce quality work.

Quality：These workers produce work of superior quality，but aren’t always productive.

Generalists： These employees are average in terms of both productivity and quality.

The researchers defined productivity by how long it takes an employee to finish a task，and effectiveness by how often employees need to ask a co-worker for help completing a task.

高产出：这些员工非常有生产力，但并不总是产出高质量的工作。

高质量：这些工人生产的工作质量很高，但并不总是高效率的。

通才：这些员工的生产力和质量都很平均。

研究人员通过员工完成一项任务需要多长时间来定义工作效率，通过员工为完成任务每隔多长时间向同事寻求帮助来定义工作有效性。

【解析】本题的问题是“关于员工类别，哪一项不正确？”A选项“这些类别没有特定的顺序”；B选项“通才是那些既没有生产力又没有效率的人”；C选项“员工要求同事帮助完成任务的频率记录为有效性”；D选项“高产出工人是那些快速完成任务的人”。根据题目中关键词找到主题句，通才是生产力和质量平均的人，而非不具备生产力和效率的人，故选B。