What is the meaning of "DO WANT TO" ?
I am reading an article about human resources , but i can not understand this paragraph. Especially, the first sentence when it makes referece to "do want to hear"

- Conscientious, responsible managers in environmental and occupational safety and health do want to hear the bad news, so they can take steps to deal with the problems. Conscientious, responsible managers in any business or government activity want to hear about problems so they can deal with them.-

Thank you,

Question

What is the meaning of "DO WANT TO" ?
I am reading an article about human resources , but i can not understand this paragraph. Especially, the first sentence when it makes referece to "do want to hear"

- Conscientious, responsible managers in environmental and occupational safety and health do want to hear the bad news, so they can take steps to deal with the problems. Conscientious, responsible managers in any business or government activity want to hear about problems so they can deal with them.-

Thank you,

Answer

Present tense has three forms:
1. Simple - I want                          (used for routine, habit, repeated action, facts, truths)
2. Progressive - I am wanting     (used for action in progress)
3. Emphatic - I do want                (used for questions, negatives, and for emphasis when refuting a contrary statement)

Let's look at "for emphasis when refuting a contrary statement".
A:  I love you.
B:  No, you don't.
A:  I DO love you.  (emphasis to refute the "you don't love me" statement)

In your example, previous sentences have apparently stated or implied that managers DO NOT want to hear bad news, so this statement is using emphatic present tense to refute the DO NOT by saying they DO want to hear bad news.

Answer

It was a typo. It should have read "...health want to hear the bad news, so they can take steps to deal with the problems..."

Meaning, people in the positions want to know everything. The good and the bad so they can take steps to fix any problems that might be happening.

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