Chap 6

The primary purpose of providing employees with feedback during a performance appraisal is to motivate employees to ___.

• apply for managerial positions

• remove any performance deficiencies

• revise their performance standards

• enroll in work-related training programs

Which of the following is NOT one of the recommended guidelines for setting effective employee goals?

• creating specific goals

• assigning measurable goals

• administering consequences for failure to meet goals

• encouraging employees to participate in setting goals

SMART goals are best described as ________.

• specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely

• straightforward, meaningful, acces

• strategic, moderate, achievable, relevant, and timely

• supportive, meaningful, attainable, real, and timely

All of the following are reasons for appraising an employee's performance EXCEPT ________.

• correcting any work-related deficiencies

• creating an organizational strategy map

• determining appropriate salary and bonuses

• making decisions about promotions

In most organizations, who is primarily responsible for appraising an employee's performance?

• employee's direct supervisor

• company appraiser

• human resources manager

• employee's subordinates

Which of the following is most likely NOT a role played by the HR department in the performance appraisal process?

• conducting appraisals of employees

• monitoring the appraisal system's effectiveness

• providing performance appraisal training to supervisors

• ensuring the appraisal system's compliance with EEO laws

What is the first step of any performance appraisal?

• giving feedback

• setting work standards

• making plans to provide training

• assessing the employee's performance

Who is in the best position to observe and evaluate employee's performance for the purposes of a performance appraisal?

• customers

• rating committees

• top management

• immediate supervisor

Employee performance appraisals are conducted by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

• peers

• competitors

• subordinates

• rating committees

Peer appraisals have been shown to result in a ________.

• reduction of social loafing

• reduction of group cohesion

• decrease in task motivation

• decrease in group satisfaction