Performance Management Flashcards

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Simple Ranking

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Method of performance management that requires managers to rank employees in their group from the highest performer to the poorest performer

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Forced-distribution Method

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Method of performance measurement that assigns a certain percentage of employees to each category in a set of categories

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Paired-comparison method

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Method of performance measurement that compares each employee with each other employee to establish ranking

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Graphic rating scale

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Lists traits and provides a rating scale for each trait; the employer uses the scale to indicate the extent to which an employee displays each trait

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Mixed-standard scales

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Uses several statements describing each trait to produce a final score for the trait

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Critical-Incident method

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Based on managers records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or ineffective

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Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale

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Rates behavior in terms of scale show in specific statements of behavior that describe different levels of performance

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Behavioral Observation Scale

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A variation of BARS which uses all behaviors necessary for effective performance to rate performance at a task

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Organizational behavior Modification

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Plan for managing the behavior of employees through a formal system of feedback and reinforcement

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Management by objective

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People at each level of the organization set goals in a process that flows from top to bottom, so employees at all levels are contributing to the organizations overall goals; these goals become the standards for evaluating each employees performance

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360-Degree Performance Appraisal

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Combines information from the employees managers, peers, subordinates, self, and customers

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Calibration Meeting

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Meeting at which managers discuss employee performance ratings and provide evidence supporting their ratings with the goal of eliminating the influence of the rating errors

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Performance Management

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Process through which managers ensure the employees activities and outputs contribute to the organizations goals
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A set of processes and managerial behavior that involve defining, monitoring, measuring, evaluating, and providing consequences for performance expectations

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Benefits of Performance Management

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  • -Allows employees to identify strengths and recognize areas to improve, work with manager to identify contributions to team, establish a plan to develop skills
    • Allows managers to build relationships with employees, show employees their commitment to helping them meet job standards, encourage employees to improve job skills, identify and solve job performance issues
    • provides a framework for making good hiring, development and compensation decisions
    • Allows organization to improve and be successful
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Developmental Review– Objectives

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  • strengths, relative weaknesses, and development needs and objectives
  • career interests and work-related areas for which the employee is passionate
  • career goals, both short-term and longer-term
  • Discussion of potential career planning options
  • discussion of potential next roles
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Setting the climate

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A positive, non-threatening tone that describes the meetings purpose

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Asking questions

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Keep them simple and to the point and focused on topic at hand

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Listening

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Showing you’re listening by paraphrasing and reflective listening

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Seeking clarification

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Asking questions that provide you necessary additional information

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Providing your opinion

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Discuss where you and the individual agre vs. disagree

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Discussing career actions

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These can be developmental actions, and/or potential next moves- but avoid making explicit commitments

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Performance goal

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Targets a specific end result

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Learning goal

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Involves enhancing your knowledge or skill

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SMART

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Specific, measurable, attainable, results oriented, and time bound

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Monitoring Performance

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Measuring, tracking, or otherwise verifying progress and ultimate performance

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Evaluating performance

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Comparing Performance some point in time to a previously established expectation or goal

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360-degree feedback

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Individuals compare perceptions of their own performance with behaviorally specific performance information from their manager, subordinates, and peers

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Feedback

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Info about performance shared with those in a position to improve the situation

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Coaching

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Customized process between two or more people with the intent of enhancing learning and motivating change

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Extrinsic Reward

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Financial, material, and social rewards apply because they come from environment

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Intrinsic reward

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Psychic rewards, self granted

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Total rewards

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Encompasses not only compensation and benefits but also personal and professional growth opportunities and motivating work environment

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Law of effect

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Behavior with favorable consequences tends to be repeated while behavior with unfavorable consequences tends to disappear

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Respondent behavior

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Skinner -Unlearned reflexes or stimulus

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Operant behavior

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Behavior that is learned when one operates on the environment to produce desired consequences - response stimulus

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Positive reinforcement

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Process of strengthening a behavior by contingently presenting something pleasing

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Negative reinforcement

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Strengthens a desired behavior by contingently withdrawing something displeasing

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Punishment

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Process of weakening behavior through either the contingent presentation of something displeasing or contingent withdrawal,of something positive

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Extinction

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Weakening a behavior by ignoring it or making sure it is not reinforced

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Continuous reinforcement

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Every instance of a target behavior is reinforced

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Intermittent reinforcement

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Reinforcement of some but not all instances of a target behavior