HRM week-9

A performance management system should link employee activities with an organization's goals.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Scorpio Corporation uses productivity as a key indicator of employee job performance and it has found that it is consistent over time. Based on this, it can be said that the productivity measure is valid.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Stanley Wang, operations manager at the Wilshire Corporation, used the comparative approach for conducting performance reviews of his five direct reports. In implementing this method, he has demonstrated an increase in leniency bias with some employees and strictness bias with others. Based on this, he is correctly using the comparative approach to performance appraisal.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Thinking strategically, motivating others, and fostering teamwork are all competencies.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When evaluating employees, the most frequently used source is the manager of the unit.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Management at the Asteroid Corporation is frustrated with the level of subjectivity and rater bias associated with the company’s current performance management system. They decide to adopt a 360-degree feedback system to overcome the weaknesses of the existing system. This was an appropriate action by management.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The initial steps of the performance management cycle involve

• an employee and a manager identifying what the employee can do to capitalize on performance strengths.

• providing employees with training, necessary resources and tools, and frequent feedback communication.

• identifying what the company is trying to accomplish (goals or objectives), creating a set of key performance dimensions, and developing performance measures.

• performance evaluation, when the manager and the employee discuss and compare the targeted performance goals and supporting behaviors with the actual results.

• evaluating the effectiveness of the performance management system is necessary to determine needed changes.

Kayley Washington, an IT manager at the Venus International Corporation, met with each of her direct reports to assess the degree to which they were achieving the goals specified in their performance improvement plans. This is an example of

• performance appraisal.

• job analysis.

• performance feedback.

• ability analysis.

• achievement discrepancy.

Managers are involved in traditional performance management process, while ________ are involved in continuous performance management.

• only peers

• only direct reports

• managers, peers, and direct reports

• peers and direct reports

• managers and peers

As the CEO of Ramdon Inc., Lexi Bishop makes it a point to meet new hires at all levels of the organization. She explains the goals of the company and emphasizes the importance of how each individual employee's job contributes to the success of the overall company. This is an example of the ________ purpose of a performance management system.

• strategic

• administrative

• developmental

• statistical

• validity