Exam 11: Performance Appraisals

Since peers and co-workers have good knowledge of the work of their peers,peer ratings have become more common than ratings done by supervisors.

The highest level of agreement among respondents to a study of successful MBO programs was on the fact that:

_____ is one of the best appraisal formats in terms of legal defensibility.

Halo error is when performance at the end of a rating period has a large influence on the rating for the entire period.

Deming's major argument regarding performance appraisals is that:

Supervisors' ratings are less likely to terminate employees for performance when unemployment is low.

All of the following are true findings regarding MBO except that:

Of the many factors affecting supervisors' ratings of subordinates,the major influence is actual performance.

In merit guidelines,employees low in the pay range receive higher percentage increases than employees higher in the range.

Some companies have dropped the use of "rank and yank" because _____.

Rankings are more popular among managers than ratings as they are less complex and uni-dimensional.

_____ is the best appraisal format across the five criteria for evaluating rating formats.

Keeping a performance diary helps employers defend against discrimination charges stemming from performance ratings.

360-degree feedback is used primarily with managers and other high-level employees.

A major difference between rankings and ratings is ratings use an absolute versus a relative scale.

Research has shown that the BARS format has proven the best for reducing rating errors.

In what type of system are annual goals established and passed down through the organization?

How do you define a good appraisal format?

When a job involves very routine,mechanistic tasks,the best appraisal format that is most appropriate is:

What was Deming's major criticism against performance appraisals?