Which term refers to ranking of employees from best to worst on a trait or traits, choosing highest than lowest until all are ranked?
A) performance management
B) paired comparison
C) alternation ranking
D) direction sharing
Question 2All of the following are benefits of using computerized or Web-based performance appraisal systems EXCEPT ________.
A) merging examples with performance ratings
B) helping managers maintain computerized notes
C) combining different performance appraisal tools
D) enabling managers to monitor employees' computers
Question 3Wilson Consulting is a management consulting firm with 70 employees. As associate vice president of marketing, Suzanne Boyle is responsible for conducting performance appraisals of the 12 employees under her direct supervision.
Suzanne plans to use the behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) to evaluate the performance of her subordinates.
Which of the following, if true, supports the argument that BARS is the most appropriate performance appraisal tool for Suzanne to use?
A) Suzanne wants to provide her subordinates with specific examples of their good and poor job performance during the appraisal interview.
B) Suzanne encourages her subordinates to review and make comments about their appraisal during a formal appeals process.
C) Wilson Consulting recently installed an electronic performance monitoring system to help supervisors conduct appraisals.
D) Suzanne provides her subordinates with upward feedback as a way to illustrate the ratings she assigns to each employee.
Question 4Which of the following enables supervisors to oversee the amount of computerized data an employee is processing each day?
A) computerized performance appraisal system
B) online management assessment center
C) digitized high-performance work center
D) electronic performance monitoring system
Question 5What is the primary goal of using mixed standard scales?
A) improving validity
B) reducing rating errors
C) clarifying performance standards
D) illustrating feedback for subordinates
Question 6The first step in developing a behaviorally anchored rating scale is to ________.
A) develop performance dimensions
B) write critical incidents
C) reallocate incidents
D) scale incidents
Question 7Stacey is using a behaviorally anchored rating scale as a performance appraisal tool. She has already asked employees and supervisors to describe critical incidents of effective and ineffective job performance. What should Stacey most likely do next?
A) create a final appraisal instrument
B) develop performance dimensions
C) reallocate the incidents
D) rate the incidents
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