综合商务英语B1 课件 Unit 4 Employees

综合商务英语（第1册）Unit4

（第二版）Employees目录CONTENTS1Lead-inThreeQuestions2TextA

BeingaGoodEmployee3ExercisesReferenceKeys4TextB5HowtoHelpanEmployeeFigureOutTheirCareerGoalsCaseStudyLead-in第四单元1Lead-inThreequestions1.Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytobeagoodemployee?2.Whatarethenecessaryqualitiesthatahighperformershouldpossessinacompany?3.Whatdoyouvaluemostwhenyouareworkinginacompany?Open-mindedTextABeinga

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Employee第四单元2QuestionsonTextA(1)Doyouthinkapositiveattitudeisessentialtoasuccessfulbusiness?Whyorwhynot?(2)Does“givethejobyourverybesteffort”meanthatyoushouldworkdayandnight?Ifnot,whatdoesitmean?(3)Whataretheperformancesofdishonestyatwork?(4)Whyisteamworkvitaltoachievingthecompany’sgoal?(5)Whatapproachescanweadopttobeagoodemployeeaccordingtotheauthor?Doyouhavesomeotheropinions?QuestionsonTextA(1)Doyouthinkapositiveattitudeisessentialtoasuccessfulbusiness?Whyorwhynot?--Yes.Allbusinessesarefoundedonpositiveattitudesbyemployees.Businessescan’tsucceedingivingcustomersqualityservicewithoutpositiveattitudes.Havingapositiveattitudemakesworkmoreenjoyableandpassesthetimequicker.QuestionsonTextA(2)Does“givethejobyourverybesteffort”meanthatyoushouldworkdayandnight?Ifnot,whatdoesitmean?--No,“givingthejobyourverybesteffort”doesn’tmeanthatyoushouldworkdayandnight.Itmeansdoingthequalityandquantityofworkthatisexpectedinaconscientious,diligentmanner.QuestionsonTextA(3)Whataretheperformancesofdishonestyatwork?--Goplacesthatareofflimits;takethingsthataren’tyours;andmostgossipandrumorsarealsodishonest.QuestionsonTextA(4)Whyisteamworkvitaltoachievingthecompany’sgoal?--Teamworkwillgetthejobdonebetterthananyindividualcoulddoalone.Withoutgoodteamwork,thequalityofserviceacompanyistryingtodeliverisinseriousjeopardy.Whenyougetalongwithyourfellowworkersandareagoodteamplayer,youwillenjoyyourjobmuchbetter.QuestionsonTextA(5)Whatapproachescanweadopttobeagoodemployeeaccordingtotheauthor?Doyouhavesomeotheropinions?--Showupontime;demonstrateapositiveattitude;givethejobyourbesteffort;respectyoursupervisor;followtherules;behonest;learnmore;getalongwitheverybody.Otheropinions:beresponsible;behelpfultoothers.U4:TextABeingaGoodEmployee1Abigpartofbeinghappyandsuccessfulinvolvesyourapproachtowork.Thesesimplerequirementsareaprescriptionfortherightapproachtoworkinbeingagoodemployee.Ifyoupracticethesesimplesuggestionsyouarelikelytogetrecognizedandrewardedandfeelgoodabouttheworkyoudo.2

Showupontime.Nojobcanrunefficientlywithoutallemployeesbeingpresentandshowingupontime.Absencesandlatenessareverydisruptiveandputanundueburdenonotheremployees.Poorattendancealwaysputsacompany’sbusinessatrisk.Thereisnothingmoreadmirablethananemployeehavingaperfectattendancerecord,andthatgoldstandardisboundtogettheemployeenoticedinapositiveway.3

Demonstrateapositiveattitude.Allbusinessesarefoundedonpositiveattitudesbyemployees.Businessescan’tsucceedingivingcustomersqualityservicewithoutpositiveattitudes.Thereisnoroomfornegativity.Negativitywillinterferewithotheremployees’productivity[1],makeforanunhappyworkplaceandkeepthecompanyfrommeetingitsbusinessgoals.Havingapositiveattitudemakesworkmoreenjoyableandpassesthetimequicker.Beingpositiveisbeingupbeat,optimisticandenthusiasticandshowingawillingnesstogotheextramile.4

Givethejobyourbesteffort.Employersonlyaskthatyougivethejobyourverybesteffort.Thismeansdoingthequalityandquantityofworkthatisexpectedinaconscientious,diligentmanner.Thereisnoreadingbetweenthelineshere.Justdoyourbestandmostemployersaregoingtobehappywithyou.Makesureyouknowwhatisexpectedandthatyoucanandwilldothat.Everyemployeehasitinhimselforherselftogivethebesteffort.Besides,youreallycan’tfeelgoodaboutyourselfifyouaregoofingoff,doingthebareminimumorperformingpoorly.5

Respectyoursupervisor.Supervisorsareinthepositionbecauseoftheirexperienceandabilities.Theleastyoucandoistoapproachthemwithcourtesyandrespect.Iftheytellyoutodosomething,itisforlegitimatereasons.Doitwithoutgivinganylip.Ifasupervisordoessomethinginappropriateorwrong,youdon’tneedtoberude,abusiveorinsubordinate.Thereisalwaysamanagementstaffwhowilllistentoyou.Gettingalongwithyoursupervisorisasurewaytowinhisorherrespectandattention.6

Followtherules.Policies,workrulesandsafetyguidelinesarealldevelopedwithyourwelfareinmind.Theserulesaren’tsilly,andtheyaretheretohelpyoutohelpthecompanystaylegal,remainsafeandbeprosperous.Alwaysknowwhattherulesareandfollowthem.Itcan’tgetanysimplerthanthat.Rule-breakerscauseemployersheartburn,sobreakingrulesisnotthewaytogetontherightsideofyouremployer.Youcan’tgowrongbyfollowingtherules.7

Behonest.Allbusinesseshavetobehonestandtheonlywaytheycandothatistomakesureallemployeesarehonest.Donotdoanythingthatwillevenbemisperceivedasbeingdishonest.Tellthetruth,don’tgoplacesthatareofflimits,manageyourtimetobeproductive,anddon’ttakethingsthataren’tyours.Also,mostgossipandrumorsaredishonest,soavoidthosethingstoo.Whenyouarehonestandtellthetruthyouneverhavetorememberanything.Beingdishonestisveryconfusingandwillalwayscatchuptoyousoonerorlater.8

Learnmore.Oneoftheeasiestandbestwaystogetaheadinacompanyistoshowtheinitiativeandmotivationtolearnmoreaboutthejob.Byseekingmoretrainingandimprovingyourskills,youaregroomingyourselfforapromotion.Employeeswhodothisaresuretogetrecognizedandrewarded.Employeeswhojustdotheirjobandnothingmore,aretellingtheemployerthatisalltheywant.Andmostlikely,thatisallthey’llget.Therearealwaysmanagersinyourcompanywhohaveimportantskillsandknowledge.Findthemandaskthemtobeyourteacherormentor.9

Getalongwitheverybody.Alljobsrequiregoodteamwork.Employeesshouldmakeanefforttogetalongwitheachotherbybeingfriendly,cooperativeandhelpfulandworkingasateamtogetthejobdonebetterthananyindividualcoulddoalone.Manyofthecompany’sgoalscanbemetwithgoodteamwork.Withoutgoodteamwork,thequalityofserviceacompanyistryingtodeliverisinseriousjeopardy.Whenyougetalongwithyourfellowworkersandareagoodteamplayer,youwillenjoyyourjobmuchbetterthanifyougooffonyourownandhavetroublewithotherworkers.10Thesimplerulestosuccessandhappinessatworkdon’thavetobereinvented,justpracticed.Whenyoudothis,workbecomesmuchmoresatisfyingandthecompanyprospersfromyourvaluablecontribution.prescription/prI'skrIpʃən/n.thepieceofpaperonwhichyourdoctorwritesanorderformedicineandwhichyougivetoapharmacisttogetthemedicine处方，指示（TEM-4;CET-6)eg.爱尔兰两个主要政党的经济主张并没有多大区别。—There’snotmuchdifferenceintheeconomicprescriptionsofIreland’stwomainpoliticalparties.

bound/baʊnd/adj.Ifyousaythatsomethingisboundtohappen,youmeanthatyouaresureitwillhappen,becauseitisanaturalconsequenceofsomethingthatisalreadyknownorexists.必然会（TEM-4;CET-4)—Thereareboundtobepriceincreasesnextyear.明年必然会出现价格上涨的情况。legitimate/lI'dʒItImIt/adj.inaccordancewithrecognizedoracceptedstandardsorprinciples正当的(TEM-4;CET-6)eg.当双方都明白对方有正当顾虑时，沟通就变得更有效率了。—Negotiationsbecomemoreproductivewheneachpartyacknowledgesthattheothermayhavelegitimateconcerns.goofoff:Ifsomeonegoofsoff,hespendshistimedoingnothing,oftenwhenheshouldbeworking.游手好闲eg.在工作中抛开时间无所事事可以缓解压力，提升士气，甚至有助于团队建设。—Settingasidetimetogoofoffatworkcanrelievestress,improvemoraleandevenhelpwithteambuildingefforts.StructureofTextAIntroductionTheapproachtoworkisthekeytohappinessandsuccess.SuggestionsShowupontime.Demonstrateapositiveattitude.Givethejobyourbesteffort.Respectyoursupervisor.Followtherules.Behonest.Learnmore.Getalongwitheverybody.ConclusionJustpracticetherules,youwillgetbenefitsinyourwork.Exercises第四单元32.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(1)Besides,youreallycan’tfeelgoodaboutyourselfifyouaregoofingoff,

doingthebareminimumorperformingpoorly.goofoff:spendyourtimedoingnothing,oftenwhenyoushouldbeworkingWhenyoushouldwork,butyoudonothing,oronlydoatinypartofitandinapoorway,youwillnotbesatisfiedwithyourselfandfeelbad.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(2)Doitwithoutgivinganylip.giveanylip:talksomeabsurdwordsandbeimpoliteTakeitearnestlyanddon’tgiveanynegativecommentsonit.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(3)Rule-breakerscauseemployersheartburn,sobreakingtherulesisnotthewaytogetontherightsideofyouremployer.getontherightsideofyouremployer:belikedbyyouremployerTheemployeeswhobreakrulesmaymaketheemployerupsetandirritated,andtheywillnotbelikelytobelikedbytheemployer.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(4)Byseekingmoretrainingandimprovingyourskills,youaregroomingyourselfforapromotion.groomyourselfforapromotion:prepareyourselfwellforapromotionIfyoucanimproveyourskillsbytakingmoretrainings,youarepreparingyourselfandarelikelytogetapromotion.2.Paraphrase:Replacetheexpressionsofthebold.(5)Manyofthecompany’sgoalscanbemetwithgoodteamwork.bemetwithgoodteamwork:befulfilledandachievedbygoodteamworkManyofthecompany’sgoalscanbefulfilledandachievedbythegoodteamworkofitsstaff.3.

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Completethetipsontheinterviewquestionswiththewordsandexpressionsinthebox,andyoucanmakeyourownpreparationforansweringthequestionsduringtheinterviewonthebasisofthewordsandexpressionsbelow.Checkthejobrequirements.Beforeyougotoaninterview,checkthejobrequirements(1)________inthejob(2)__________yourespondedto.Makea(3)________oftheskillsyouhavethatmatchthoserequirements.Reviewthelistpriortotheinterview,andifyouneeda“cheatsheet,”(4)_______thelistonthenotepadthatyoubringtotheinterviewwithyou.

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dShowcaseyourskills.AsImentioned,thecompanyhasaspecificskillsetinmind.That’swhyyouwereselectedforaninterview.Theskillsyoulistedonyourresuméandmentionedinyour(5)_______gotyoutheinterview.Besurethatyouknowexactlywhat’sonyourresuméor(6)________andwhatyouenteredifyoufilledouta(7)_________.Highlightthemostrelevantskillsduringyourinterview.Reviewthislistofrequiredskillsformanydifferentoccupationstogetstarted.

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fCapitalizeoncredentials.Doyouhaveadegreeorhaveyoutakenanycourseworkinthefield?Doyouhave(8)_______orspecialtrainingforthejob?Besuretomentionyour(9)_______duringtheinterview.Knowledgereallyispowerwhenitcomestojobinterviewsandthemoreyoucanrelaywhatyouknow,thebetterchanceyouwillhaveofbeinginvitedforasecondinterviewandultimatelygettingajoboffer.Showwhatyouknow.Showtheinterviewerthatyouknowhowtodothejobbygivingspecificexamplesoftheknowledgeyouhavewhenrespondingtointerviewquestions.

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h4.Cloze:Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Perhapsitwasonlyduringthedawnofthehumanracethatwomen(1)_____stoodequalwithmen.Inthebeginning,Ithinkbothsexessharedequalresponsibilityforthe(2)______oftherace.Menandwomensharedinthehuntandinwars.Tracesofthisancienttraditioncanbefound,forexample,intheAchinesesocietyinNorthSumatra,wherewomenfoughtalongsidemenagainsttheinvadingDutchcolonial(3)______duringtheAchinesewarsinthe19thcentury.SomewomenevenbecameadmiralsoftheAchinesefleet.Otherculturesinotherpartsoftheworldhavehadthe(4)______tradition.

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EPerhapstheinventionofagriculture(5)______thebeginningofadifferentiationbetweenmen’sandwomen’sroles.Mencontinuedtohunt,andwomenbecamefoodgatherersandtendedthefield.Men(6)______becameagriculturistsaswell,whenthehuntnolongerprovidedenoughsustenanceforthecommunity.Thebiologicalfactthatwomen(7)______children,andthateachtimetheygivebirththeyare(8)_____,foratime,fullytoplaytheirroleintheprovisionofsustenanceandotherworkforthefamily,slowlygaverisetomoredistinctmen’sandwomen’sroles.Menwhoarephysicallystronger(9)______onsuch“natural”rolesaswarriors,andinmostcasesmenbecamechiefs,commanders,andkings.Inthe(10)______ofhistory,asmatriarchalsystemsbecameminoritiesinmanycultures,therolesofmenandwomeninmanysocietiesbecameincreasinglygender-orientedanddifferentiated.CHND

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E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(1)Thesesimplerequirementsareaprescriptionfortherightapproachtoworkinbeingagoodemployee.这些简单的要求就是成为一个好员工的正确方法。缺席和迟到非常具有扰乱性，会给其他员工带来很多不必要的负担。(2)Absencesandlatenessareverydisruptiveandputanundueburdenonotheremployees.5.

E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(3)Thismeansdoingthequalityandquantityofworkthatisexpectedinaconscientious,diligentmanner.这就意味着以认真、勤奋的态度，保质保量地完成应该完成的工作。(4)Beingdishonestisveryconfusingandwillalwayscatchuptoyousoonerorlater.不诚实非常令人讨厌，迟早会让你吃苦头。5.

E-CTranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(5)Withoutgoodteamwork,thequalityofserviceacompanyistryingtodeliverisinseriousjeopardy.由于没有良好的团队精神,公司正试图提供的服务质量处于严重的危机之中。6.

C-ETranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishbasedonthecuewordsinbrackets.(1)维护公司利益是每一位员工必须恪守的基本职业道德。(torepresenttheinterestsof)(2)沟通与合作将带给我们紧密的联系和更多的效益。(increasethebenefits)(3)不要问企业能为我们做些什么，而要问我们能为企业做些什么。(getfrom)Torepresenttheinterestsofthecompanyisthebasicprofessionalethicthateachemployeeshouldhave.Communicationandcooperationstrengthenourconnectionandincreasethebenefits.Don’taskwhatwecangetfromthecompany,askwhatwecandoforthecompanyinstead.6.

C-ETranslation:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishbasedonthecuewordsinbrackets.(4)良好的员工关系能极大地增强公司的竞争优势。(advantagesof)(5)员工用良好的工作态度为公司争取更多忠诚客户，而客户的增长也会带动公司的发展。(theincreaseof)Harmoniousemployeerelationscanincreasethecompetitiveadvantagesofthecompany.Employeeswinmoreloyalclientsforthecompanywiththeirpositiveattitudeandtheincreaseoftheclientswillalsoimprovethecompany.Role-playDealingwithCommunicationBreakdown:Therewillbesomebreakdownsduringthecommunication,sohowtodealwiththebreakdowns?Whatexpressionscanyouuseonthephoneinthefollowingsituations?1.Youdon’thearwhatsomeonesays.2.Thepersonspeakstoofastortooquietly.3.Youdon’tunderstandawordorexpressiontheyuse.4.Youwanttocheckthespellingofsomething.5.Youwantmoreinformationaboutasubject.6.Theconnectionsarenotgoodandyoucan’tcontinuetheconversation.7.Youwanttocheckthekeypoints.ReferenceKeytoRole-play1.I’msorry.Couldyousaythatagain?2.Sorry.Wouldyoupleasespeaklouder?/Couldyouspeakup,please?/Pleasespeakalittlelouder,OK?3.Couldyouillustratethat?4.Wouldyoumindspellingthatforme,please?5.Couldyougivemealittlemoreinformationaboutyourquestion?6.Sorry,wehaveabadconnection(abadline)./Ihavebad(poor)cellphonereception./Thelinesarecrossed.CanIcallyouback?7.Letusgooverallthatwe’veagreedagainverycarefully.TextBHowtoHelpanEmployeeFigureOutTheirCareerGoals第四单元4QuestionsonTextB1.Howcanweleverageourskillinpresentation?2.Whatemployeesare“rotational”experiencessuitablefor?3.Whyarenewchallengesuseful?4.Whatshouldyoudoifyouremployeedoesn’twanttopursueacareergoalthatyouthinkwouldberightforthem?QuestionsonTextB1.Howcanweleverageourskillinpresentation?Wecouldlookintosalespositions,ormovetowardinternationalbusinessdevelopmentorgovernmentrelationspositions.2.Whatemployeesare“rotational”experiencessuitablefor?Thosewhoseroleisfairlynarrowandwhomaynothavehadenoughexposuretoopportunitiestoformareliablepicture.Thosewhoareinterestedinexploringcareergoals.QuestionsonTextB3.Whyarenewchallengesuseful?Becausetheemployeescanidentifyareasofinteresttoexplorefurther.4.Whatshouldyoudoifyouremployeedoesn’twanttopursueacareergoalthatyouthinkwouldberightforthem?Wehavetocontrolourselvesandrecognizethatasleaders,we’retheretosupportouremployeesinachievingtheircareerambitions—nottodictatethem.U4:TextB

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Thebestleaderswanttohelptheiremployeesdevelopandreachtheircareergoals.Butwhatifyouremployeedoesn’tactuallyknowwhattheywant?Thesedays,careerpathsatmanycompaniesaren’tclearcut,sochancesaresomeofyouremployeesarelookingtoyoufordirection.Shouldtheytrytomoveintomanagement,orstayasanindividualcontributor?Angleforanoverseasopportunity？Moveintoadifferentfunctionalareathatmightbetterfittheirinterests?Here’showtohelpthemidentifycareergoals.HelpThemAnalyzePatterns2Manyemployeesareunsureaboutwhattheir“passion”is.Butweallhaveagoodsenseofwhatwelikeorfindinteresting.Helpyouremployeesthinkthisthroughbyaskingthemwhattheyenjoymostandleastintheircurrentrole,andwhichnewareasthey’recuriousabout.3Itcanalsobeusefultodiscusswheretheynaturallyexcel.Theymayhaveasenseoftheirstrengthsalready,butformanyprofessionals,thiscanbeablindspot,sodon’thesitatetopointoutareaswhereyoubelievetheyhaveaspecialaptitude.HelpThemAnalyzePatterns4Forinstance,anemployeemayrecognizethathelovesgivingpresentationsandisgoodatit,buthemaynotbeawareofopportunitiesatyourcompanytoleveragethatskill.Youcouldencouragehimtolookintosalespositions,ordirecthimtowardinternationalbusinessdevelopmentorgovernmentrelationspositions.ExpandTheirWorldview5Forsomeemployees,probingintotheirinterestswillhelpuncoverpatternsaboutwheretheyexcel,whattheyfindmostcompelling,andpossiblefuturedirections.Butothers,especiallyiftheirroleisfairlynarrow,maynothavehadenoughexposuretoopportunitiestoformareliablepicture.Ifthey’reinterestedinexploringcareergoals,onestrategyyoucanattemptistocreateapersonalized“rotational”experience[1]forthem.ExpandTheirWorldview6It’sunlikelyyoucouldsendthemabroadortoadifferentteam,butyoucouldgetthemtomakeaspecialefforttotrynewthings,whetherit’spresentingatanall-handsmeeting,attendinganindustryconferencethey’veneverbeento,orservingonacross-departmentalcommittee.Bylettingthemexperiencenewchallengesandthenreportingregularlytoseewhattheyenjoyandwheretheyhavenaturalskills,youcanhelpthemidentifyareasofinteresttoexplorefurther—andyourpersonalizedapproachislikelytoengenderbothgratitudeandloyalty.Don’tSteerTooHard7Onceyouimmerseyourselfintheroleofmentor,it’seasytogetalittletoowrappedupintheoutcome.Youmightfindyourselftakingitpersonallyifyouremployeedecidesthattheydon’tlikeanactivitythatyouthinkthey’regoodat,ordoesn’twanttopursueacareergoalthatyouthinkwouldberightforthem.Wehavetocontrolourselvesandrecognizethatasleaders,we’retheretosupportouremployeesinachievingtheircareerambitions—nottodictatethem.Don’tSteerTooHard8It’snotalwayspossibletohelpthepeoplewesupervise

identifyandworktowardtheircareergoals.Buthavingasenseofpurposeandafeelingofmomentuminachievingourcareergoalsispowerful—sowhenwecanassistouremployeesingettingthere,it’sameaningfulwaywecanmakeadifferenceintheirlivesandtheirprofessionalsuccess.aptitude/’æptɪtuːd/n.naturalabilityorskillatdoingsomething天资；天生的才能；天赋(CET-4;CET-6)e.g.她没有护理专业的天赋。—Shehadnoaptitudefornursing.committee/kə’mɪti/n.agroupofpeoplewhoarechosen,usuallybyalargergroup,tomakedecisionsortodealwithaparticularsubject委员会(CET-4;CET-6)e.g.委员会成员周五会面。—ThecommitteemeetsonFridays.dictate/’dɪkteɪt/v.totellsomebodywhattodo,especiallyinanannoyingway（尤指以令人不快的方式）指使，强行规定(CET-4;CET-6)e.g.是什么赋予了他们权利可以强行规定我们吃什么？—Whatgivesthemtherighttodictatetouswhatweshouldeat？supervise/’suːpəvaɪz/v.tobeinchargeofsomebody/somethingandmakesurethateverythingisdonecorrectly,safely,etc.监督；管理；指导；主管(CET-4;CET-6)e.g.我监督所有邮件的打包工作。—Isupervisethepackingofallmailorders.CaseStudy第四单元5TheCOVID-19resurgencesnationwidehavedealtablowtovariousindustriesthisyear,especiallythosethatareheavilyreliantonpopulationmobility.Itisalmostasiftheclockhasbeenturnedbacktwoyearswhentheinnovativemodelof“employeesharing”byAlibaba’sfreshfoodchainHemaFreshsparkedmuchdebateabout“flexibleemployment.”Butwillflexibleemploymentbeasilverbullettosolvestaffingwoesamongbusinesses?Andwhatshouldcompaniesdotobuildconfidenceandtrustamongemployees?CaseStudy:ChallengesAboundforEmployeeSharing,DigitalizationLaborIssueParadoxAmidtheCOVID-19pandemic,somecompanieshavefoundthemselvesinurgentneedofcrew,whileothershavehadtodealwithidleemployees.Inonesense,Hema’sonceradicalemployeesharingschemecanbenefitbothcompaniesandtheiremployees.Asaformofflexibleemployment,employeesharingmanifestsacorporation’sflexibleuseofhumanresourcesbothintermsoftalentquantityandquality.Atitscore,employeesharingisallaboutanorganization’sflexibilityandadaptabilitytotheevolvingbusinesslandscape.CaseStudy:ChallengesAboundforEmployeeSharing,DigitalizationInfact,thecoexistenceof“laborshortages”and“idleemployees”hasnotarisenfromthepandemic,butratherfromalongstandingstructuralproblemintheChinesejobmarketthatcouldbeattributedtothefollowingfactors.First,China’sdiminishingdemographicdividendhasmadecheaplaborandextensiveconsumptionthingsofthepast.Second,restructuring,upgradeandrelocationoflow-endmanufacturingandserviceindustrieshaveledtojobtransfersorlosses,causinglivelihooddisruptions.CaseStudy:ChallengesAboundforEmployeeSharing,DigitalizationThird,outdatededucationandvocationaltrainingsystemshaveresultedinshortagesofwell-rounded

andhigh-calibertalentrequiredtomeettheneedsofindustrialupgrading.Lastbutnotleast,reducedmarketdemandduringthepandemichascontributedtodiminishedstaffturnover.Toaddressthismultifacetedproblem,differentfactorsshouldbetakenintoconsideration,includingnationalandregionalpolicies,thequalityandquantityofthelaborsupply,businessmanagementcapabilitiesandtheapplicationofinformationtechnology.CaseStudy:ChallengesAboundforEmployeeSharing,DigitalizationSustainabilityofSharingUndeniably,thecurrentmodelofemployeesharingadoptedbyrestaurantsandsupermarketshasindeedsolvedtheparadoxbetweenlaborsupplyanddemandovertheshortterm.Nonetheless,organizationsstillneedtoweighcosts,benefitsandsupportingpoliciesoverthelongrun.Supportingpoliciesrefertosubsidies,taxincentives,socialinsuranceandotherwelfare