PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Appraisal

1. Supervisors often view formal appraisals as unneeded.
A. True
B. False

 

2. The desired end result of performance appraisal is getting rid of ineffective performers.
A. True
B. False

 

3. Performance appraisal is best when designed by each operating unit to its unique needs.
A. True
B. False

 

4. Job analysis is the basis for performance standards.
A. True
B. False

 

5. Subjective measures are most desirable.
A. True
B. False

 

6. Objective measures are more difficult to explain.
A. True
B. False

 

7. Raters often fail to remain emotionally detached from the rating process.
A. True
B. False

 

8. Rating women consistently lower than men is an example of an error of central tendency.
A. True
B. False

 

9. Performance appraisal methods can reduce bias.
A. True
B. False

 

10. Rating scales are particularly subject to bias.
A. True
B. False

 

11. The forced choice method is more job-related than the critical incident method.
A. True
B. False

 

12. Behavioural techniques focus on observation rather than ratings.
A. True
B. False

 

13. Field review methods are particularly prone to supervisor bias.
A. True
B. False

 

14. Comparative evaluation techniques give exact estimates of how much better one employee is than another.
A. True
B. False

 

15. Employee self-appraisals are a good way to decide promotions.
A. True
B. False

 

16. Assessment centres are time-consuming and costly.
A. True
B. False

 

17. Using multiple raters improves evaluations.
A. True
B. False

 

18. Almost every firm provides training in performance appraisal.
A. True
B. False

 

19. Evaluation interviews require careful preparation.
A. True
B. False

 

20. Performance appraisal results are a good measure of the overall performance of the HR function.
A. True
B. False

 

21. Major uses of performance appraisal include:
A. compensation.
B. avoidance of discrimination.
C. feedback.
D. placement-related decisions.
E. all of the above.

 

22. Performance appraisals are usually:
A. carried out by trained HR professionals.
B. decentralized to operating units.
C. designed by HR and carried out by line managers.
D. variable across companies.
E. government mandated.

 

23. Most importantly, performance appraisal should be:
A. practical.
B. useful for pay decisions.
C. acceptable to supervisors.
D. job-related.
E. used to uncover poor performance.

 

24. The basis for performance standards is:
A. supervisors.
B. employees.
C. compensation policies.
D. HR plans.
E. job analysis.

 

25. Which of the following is the best example of an objective performance measurement?
A. a paper-and-pencil test of emergency procedures.
B. ratings of courtesy to customers.
C. supervisor’s evaluation of work quality.
D. number of quality problems.
E. attitudes of employees.

 

26. Which of the following performance measures would be most subject to legal challenge?
A. attendance.
B. safety.
C. supervisor evaluation of overall performance.
D. supervisor evaluation of work quantity.
E. supervisor evaluation of courtesy to customers.

 

27. If a supervisor has a good social relationship with an employee and gives that employee a higher than deserved rating, this is an example of:
A. central tendency bias.
B. the halo effect.
C. the recency effect.
D. cross-cultural bias.
E. personal prejudice.

 

28. A supervisor who gives a woman engineer a lower than deserved rating might be guilty of:
A. central tendency bias.
B. the halo effect.
C. recency bias.
D. strictness bias.
E. personal prejudice.

 

29. An example of a future-oriented rating technique is:
A. rating scale.
B. MBO.
C. BARS.
D. checklist.
E. field review method.

 

30. A disadvantage of rating scales is:
A. cost.
B. little training required.
C. subjectivity.
D. time involved.
E. administration.

 

31. Which of the following techniques is least susceptible to personal bias?
A. BARS.
B. checklists.
C. rating scales.
D. forced choice.
E. critical incidents.

 

32. Leniency, strictness, and central tendency errors are least likely to occur when using:
A. rating scales.
B. BARS.
C. forced choice.
D. forced distribution.
E. checklists.

 

33. The disadvantage of behaviourally anchored rating scales is:
A. time for supervisors to complete them.
B. objectivity.
C. job-relatedness.
D. development time.
E. validity.

 

34. Comparative approaches are best for:
A. employee development.
B. correcting performance deficiencies.
C. promotions.
D. feedback.
E. termination decisions.

 

35. If your employees were all high performers, problems would be created by the use of:
A. rating scales.
B. forced distributions.
C. MBO.
D. BARS.
E. forced choice.

 

36. Characteristics of an effective performance appraisal system include all of the following except:
A. validity.
B. acceptable performance standards.
C. control of standards.
D. field review method.
E. appraisals have consequences.

 

37. Assessment centres are most likely to be used on:
A. first-line supervisors.
B. new employees.
C. all promotional candidates.
D. middle-managers.
E. upper-managers.

 

38. Measures to improve the validity of supervisory ratings include all of the following except:
A. use of several raters.
B. use of qualitative criteria whenever possible.
C. use of behaviour-based scales.
D. training of raters.
E. avoidance of trait ratings.

 

39. Approaches to evaluation interviews do not include:
A. tell and sell.
B. explain and evaluate.
C. tell and listen.
D. problem-solving.
E. all are approaches.

 

40. When a manager undervalues the performance of an employee because of preconceived opinions about the individual, he or she is exhibiting a bias known as _______________.

Answer:

 

41. “Look, when you’ve been in the business as long as I have, you know who the good employees are and who can’t pull their weight. I don’t need a bunch of HR department forms to tell me that.” The type of performance measure used by this manager would be called _______________.

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42. _______________ requires the rater to choose the most descriptive statement in each pair of statements about the employee being rated.

Answer:

 

43. Examples of _______________ are the ranking method and forced distributions.

Answer:

 

44. _______________ is a _______________ -oriented appraisal method while _______________ is _______________ -oriented.

Answer:

 

45. Multiple raters are used in the _______________ technique.

Answer:

 

46. Use of behaviour-based scales will help to improve the _______________ of supervisory ratings.

Answer:

 

47. In evaluation interviews the _______________ approach identifies problems that are interfering with employee performance and plans ways to remove these obstacles.

Answer:

 

48. When standards are _______________ it means that they evaluate critical behaviours that constitute job success.

Answer:

 

49. _______________ observation occurs when the rater actually sees the performance being rated.

Answer:

 

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