Exam 3 - Similar Questions Flashcards
True or false
Performance appraisal is only used to help make personnel decisions
False, administrative purpose and developmental purpose
True or false
Objective measures of performance, which are represented by things that can be counted, are better than subjective measures such as supervisor judgements
False, objectives measures aren’t always going to be better than subjective. It depends on circumstances. Therefore, it can be false which a makes this statement bad. Also, there can be a criteria contamination.
True or false
There is always room for improvement and therefore no body should get an “excellent” rating
False, as it decreases morale. For example, you wouldn’t want to take a class if the teacher says you wont get an A
What type of error?
A rather may compare a good performer with an outstanding performer, then as a result of the significant contrast, the good performer seems to be “below average”
Contrast error
What type of error?
A person who has worked very hard and excelled throughout the year, but for some inadvertent reasons had face performance issues in the last weeks or month may at times get a poor appraisal from the supervisor
Recency error
What type of error?
Ronald was outstanding in his ability to get delinquent customers to pay up. His excellence in this important are caused his supervisor to unthinkingly rate him highly in untreated areas where his performance was actually mediocre
Halo error
[True or false]
If people don’t think are being paid fairly, they are more likely to steal things from their employer
True, they are more likely to steal but not definitely. The probability or the tendency will be higher to justify stealing
True or false
Organization are more profitable when they pay their employees no more than what their competitors are paying.
False, there are a lot of things that contributes to the profitable. The turnover rates are costly. Turnover rates are lower, they will be more creative, bring more revenues, clients, and contracts that is worth more than the company. If you treat them well they contribute to the company more
Which job is better (compensated wise) Job 1 - annual salary 100,000 - Will receive up to 8% pay increase depending on performance each year - Top performance will receive incentives fo their choice (e.g., one week of paid time off, three day vacation package to Hawaii) - health insurance - no pension plan Job 2 - Annual salary: 85,000 - everyone receives 3% COLA every year - no additional bonus - 401(k): employer matches the employee’s contribution for up to 8% of salary
Job 2 since of employee match
True or false
If all members of a team are paid the same amount, some individual team members will not work as hard.
True, some ppl will not work as hard
True or false
Compared to individual-based incentives, giving company stock to employees is a less motivational tool
True, comes from the expectancy theory : Effort - > Performance -> Reward (valuable)
Weak connections between the arrows
