MAPr 105_3rd Quiz

The steps that must be taken before the performance management system is launched include implementing a communication plan, establishing an appeals process, running training programs for raters, and pilot testing the system to fix any glitches.

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Having better knowledge of the performance management system leads to greater acceptance and satisfaction with the system.

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Selective retention is a tendency to remember only those pieces of information with which we already agree.

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The inclusion of an appeals process increases perceptions of the performance management system’s fairness

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To reduce biases in accepting the communication plan, only use one channel of communication when delivering the message.

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Supervisors are the best raters of employee performance.

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Only forms adopting a results-oriented approach need the following features: simplicity, relevancy, descriptiveness, adaptability, comprehensiveness, clarity, communication, and time orientation.

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The mechanical approach to computing an overall performance score involves taking every aspect of performance into consideration and arriving at a defensible summary.

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All six appraisal meetings should be held as separate meetings.

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Regardless of who rates performance, the rater is not likely to be affected by biases that could distort the resulting ratings.

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• FALSE