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Not so long ago, prediction markets (市场预测) were being considered as a fantastic new way to forecast everything from the completion date of a vital project to a firm’s annual sales. But although they have spread beyond early-adopting companies in the technology industry, they have still not become mainstream management tools. Even crazy advocates admit much remains to be done to convince doubtful managers of their value. "It’s still a pretty blessing business, " says Leslie Fine of CrowdCast, one of the firms that provide trading platforms for companies keen to pool the collective wisdom of their employees.
Prediction markets work by giving people virtual trading accounts that allow them to buy and sell "shares" that correspond to a particular outcome. Shares in an outcome that is considered more likely to occur then trade at a higher price than those that represent a less likely outcome. This provides a way to approach the tacit (默许的) knowledge that exists in companies, especially ones that have many different divisions or offices.
Koch Industries, an American company in a range of businesses including chemicals, fertilizers and commodity trading, has been running prediction markets for the past nine months involving about 200 of its staff from different areas. The group, which has revenues of some $100 billion, has launched contracts on, among other things, the future prices of raw materials used in its chemicals division and the likelihood of bank nationalizations. Koch says the results so far have been pretty accurate compared to actual outcomes, but stresses that markets are complementary to other forecasting techniques, not a substitute for them.
A big obstacle facing managers using prediction markets is getting enough people to keep trading after the novelty has worn off. Many firms use gaming-style leader boards to encourage internal competition, or offer modest prizes to the most successful traders. Lloyds TSB, a bank, launched a market in which participants identify the best new ideas by trading in a currency called Bank Beanz, which can then be exchanged for cash--a scheme the bank’s head of innovation calls "an exceptional motivator".
Another reason prediction markets failed is that employees cannot see how the results are used, so they lose interest. Wells Fargo, a big bank that has been running internal markets for over a year to identify ways to improve service to some corporate customers, says its most effective tests took place in areas where managers could do something with their findings, staff feel that trading was worthwhile.
Bosses may also be wary of relying on the judgments of non-experts. Yet many pilot projects run so far have shown that junior staff can often be surprisingly good forecasters. Perhaps the best way to find out when prediction markets will finally take off is to ask your employees--using a prediction market.
Why does the author give the example of Lloyds TSB in the fourth paragraph

A.
Because it shows many firms are using a gaming-style.
B.
Because it is regarded as a motivator by the head of innovation.
C.
Because it shows markets enable participants to give new ideas.
D.
Because it is an innovative attempt for the bank.
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【单选题】哪个因素不会影响我们预测销售量()。

A.
季节变化
B.
货币价值
C.
节假日
D.
政府政策导向

【单选题】公司前景预测中适用的“自上而下”层次分析法是指( )。

A.
宏观—行业—个股
B.
个股—行业—宏观
C.
宏观—个股—行业
D.
行业—宏观—个股

【多选题】市场预测的原理有( )。

A.
可知性原理
B.
系统性原理
C.
安全性原理
D.
连续性原理
E.
因果性原理

【多选题】环境影响评价预测的方法有()

A.
数学模型法
B.
物理模型法
C.
类比法
D.
专业判断法

【单选题】市场预测的目的是为了预测( )。

A.
市场供给量
B.
市场需求量
C.
竞争对手的需求量
D.
消费者的需求心理

【单选题】下列属于组织德尔菲法预测应注意问题的是()

A.
预测涉及问题要尽可能涉猎广泛
B.
提出的预测问题要避免组合事件
C.
组织者的想法要在提出的预测问题中反映出来
D.
要选择懂得德尔菲法的专家参加预测