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The process through which an organization gets information on how closely an employees performance met the performance plan is:
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Performance Appraisal
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Which of the following is not a recommendation for developing an effective performance system?
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Differentiate performance subjectively and effectively
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A(n) _______________ measure evaluate irrelevant aspects of performance or aspects that are not job related.
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Contaminated
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The consistency among the different individuals who evaluate the employee’s performance is known as:
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Interrater reliability
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The extent to which the performance measure gives guidance to employees about what is expected of them is called:
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Specificity
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The technique that ranks employees into predetermined categories or groups according to performance is called:
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Forced Distribution
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This approach to measure and manage performance that focuses on the extent to which individuals posses desirable characteristics is called:
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Attributive Approach
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Which attribute approach to performance management is the most frequently used:
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Graphic Rating Scales
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In what type of system are annual goals established and passed down through the organization?
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Management by Objectives
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Managerial performance appraisal that involves subordinates evaluations of the managers behavior or skill is:
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Upward Feedback
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A situation in which evaluators purposefully distort a rating to achieve personal or company goals is referred to as:
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Appraisal Politics
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In what legal suit would a plantiff allege that the performance measurement system varies according to individuals:
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Discrimination Suit
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Which of the following theories emphasizes the importance and immediacy of a reward following certain behavior?
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Reinforcement Theory
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According to expectancy theory, motivation is a function of all of the following except:
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Coordination
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________________ can be described as a function of ability and motivation.
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Job Performance
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Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation?
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Interesting work that utilizes a persons various skill sets
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In agency theory, the ______ seeks to direct the behavior of the ___________.
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Principal, Agent
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In a organization where there is a culture that supports the cooperation and problem solving, the compensation program that would best reinforce that culture is:
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Gainsharing
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If an organization desires to implement a compensation program that “locks in” employees, the recommended program is:
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Stock Options
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Which type of compensation program is more likely to attract a learning-oriented employee?
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Skill Based Pay
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Which of the following compensation programs pays better performers and more over the course of time?
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Merit Pay
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A characteristic of most merit pay programs is:
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Feedback comes primarily from the supervisor
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The pay system that motivates performance by measuring physical output is:
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An individual incentive program
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In a(n)_________ plan, payments are based on a measure of organizational performance and do not become part of the employees base salary.
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Profit Sharing
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Stock options have their greatest motivational potential during periods of:
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High economic and company growth
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