Exam 9: Performance Management and Appraisal

Which of the following is a performance appraisal problem that occurs when a supervisor's rating of a subordinate on one trait biases the rating of that person on other traits?

Which performance appraisal problem is associated with supervisors giving all of their subordinates consistently high ratings?

When conducting an appraisal interview,supervisors should do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Peer appraisals have been shown to have a negative effect on task motivation,cohesion,and job satisfaction,so most organizations no longer use them.

The best way to reduce the problem of central tendency in performance appraisals is to ________.

All of the following are usually measured by a graphic rating scale EXCEPT ________.

The first step in developing a behaviorally anchored rating scale is to ________.

Jason is a conscientious employee,but he is viewed by most of his co-workers as unfriendly.Jason's supervisor rates him low on the traits "gets along well with others" and "quality of work." Which of the following problems has most likely affected Jason's performance appraisal?

Formal performance appraisals have been eliminated by almost all major firms and replaced by daily assessments by peers in addition to extensive training opportunities.

John,the supervisor of the manufacturing department at a computer firm,is in the process of evaluating his staff's performance.He has determined that 15% of the group will be identified as high performers,20% as above average performers,30% as average performers,20% as below average performers,and 15% as poor performers.Which performance appraisal tool has John chosen to use?