One Important Aspect of Performance Measurement Is Appropriately Assigning Responsibility

Multiple Choice

One important aspect of performance measurement is appropriately assigning responsibility based on the level of employee in the hierarchy of the company. If done incorrectly in an imbalanced fashion, then employees may feel as though they have an unfair work environment. Which of the following responsibilities would be more appropriate for upper management?

A) Hire a new payroll employee within the next week to fill a vacancy.
B) Increase gross margin by ten percent during the second quarter of the New Year.
C) Perform an analysis based on last year's sales data, and compile a report.
D) Reduce workforce shrinkage by five percent in next holiday season.