7.5 Performance Appraisal Methods

Question 1

Define straight ranking method,

Answer 1

a superior lists the subordinates in order from best to worst, usually on the basis of overall performance

Question 2

Define Alternative ranking

Answer 2

The first step is to put the best subordinate at the head of the list and the worst subordinate at the bottom, usually on the basis of overall performance. The superior then selects the best and worst from the remaining subordinates. The middle position on the list is the last to be filled

Question 3

Define paired comparison method

Answer 3

involves comparing each employee to another incumbent, two at a time on a single standard, to determine which is better. A rank order can be obtained by counting the number of times each individual is selected as the better of a pair

Question 4

Define forced distribution method

Answer 4

Designed to overcome a frequent complaint leveled against the various ranking methods, namely, that the methods give each employee a unique rank and does not allow for two (or more) incumbents’ performances to be very close to each other.

Question 5

Why is The term “forced distribution” is used ?

Answer 5

because the superior must assign only a certain proportion of subordinates to each of several categories with respect to each other.

Question 6

What is the simplest form of evaluating employees?

Answer 6

the rater can describe the employee’s strengths and weaknesses and suggest methods for improving performance.

Question 7

The narrative essay provides what type of data?

Answer 7

qualitative

Question 8

What is the most widely used form of performance evaluation?

Answer 8

Conventional rating

Question 9

What is a drawback of conventional rating?

Answer 9

descriptive words often used in such scales may have different meanings to different raters

Question 10

What is used as a way of rating in conventional rating?

Answer 10

personality characteristics or traits, rather than actual behaviors, as indicators of performance

Question 11

What type of errors is conventional rating subject to?

Answer 11

leniency, strictness, central tendency, and halo effect.

Question 12

Which of the following is the simplest method of performance appraisal method?

Alternative ranking
Straight ranking
Narrative essay
Paired comparisons

Answer 12

Straight ranking

Question 13

Which method allows two or more incumbents’ performances to be ranked together?

Alternative ranking
Forced distribution
Straight ranking
Paired comparisons

Answer 13

Forced distribution

Question 14

An advantage to this type of performance evaluation method is that each incumbent gets compared to every other incumbent, one by one. Which type of performance evaluation method is it?

Paired comparison
Forced distribution
Alternative ranking
Straight ranking

Answer 14

Paired comparison

Question 15

True or False: The first step in alternative ranking is when a superior lists the subordinates in order, from best to worst, usually on the basis of overall performance.

Answer 15

False
Alternative ranking normally takes place in several steps. The first step is to put the best subordinate at the top of the list and the worst subordinate at the bottom, usually on the basis of overall performance. The superior then selects the next best and worst from the remaining subordinates, and so on. The middle position on the list is the last to be filled.

Question 16

Why are conventional rating forms used extensively?

Conventional forms are not subject to errors
The forms are very objective and the rater has little control over the form
The descriptive words used have the same meanings to different raters
They allow comparisons across employees and departments

Answer 16

They allow comparisons across employees and departments