Unit 5

Question 1

Helps the employee and the management to assess the level of employees performance compared to the standard or predetermined levels

Answer 1

Performance appraisal

Question 2

Is very essential element in any organization to understand and improve the employees performance

Answer 2

Performance appraisal

Question 3

Used as a basis to decide, promotions, increments, transfer, etc.

Answer 3

Performance appraisal

Question 4

Used as the basis for employee development

Answer 4

Performance appraisal

Question 5

A method of evaluating the behavior and performance of employees in the workplace. It includes both qualitative and quantitative aspects of performance.

Answer 5

Performance appraisal

Question 6

True or false
Performance appraisal indicates how well the employee is fulfilling the demands of the job

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or false
Performance doesn’t always have to be measured in terms of results

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or false
Performance is the same with effort

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True or false
Appraisals are arranged periodically according to an indefinite plan

Answer 9

False, definite

Question 10

True or false
Performance appraisal is a job evaluation

Answer 10

False, not a job evaluation. It refers to how well someone is doing the assigned job.

Question 11

True or false
Performance appraisal is a continuous process in small scale organizations

Answer 11

False, large

Question 12

Contents of performance appraisal

Answer 12

Initiative
Technical skill
Reasoning ability
Integrity
Originality and resourcefulness
And more

Question 13

True or false
One of the characteristic of performance appraisal is that it is scientific, but subjective study

Answer 13

False, objective

Question 14

True or false
One of the purpose of performance appraisal is to create and maintain a satisfactory level of performance

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Characteristics of performance appraisal

Answer 15

A step-by-step process
Examines the employees strengths, weaknesses, and potentials
Scientific an objective study
An ongoing and continuous process
Secures information for making correct decisions on employees
Examines the HR’s potentiality in the organization in micro, meso and macro levels

Question 16

Purpose of performance appraisal

Answer 16

To create and maintain a satisfactory level of performance

To help the superiors to have a Proper understanding about their subordinates

To contribute to the employee, growth and development through training, self and management development programs

To facilitate fair and equitable compensation based on performance

Question 17

Communication in organizations is considered an essential function of work or motivation. It has been propose that the feedback from PAs aid and minimize the employees perceptions of uncertainty. Fundamentally, feedback and management – employee communication can serve as a guide in job performance.

Answer 17

Facilitation of communication

Question 18

Behaviors, thoughts, and/or issues may distract employees from their work, and trust issues may be among these distracting factors

Answer 18

Enhancement of employee focus through promoting trust

Question 19

Organizations find it, efficient, the match individual workers schools and performance with organizational goals

Answer 19

Goal setting and desired performance reinforcement

Question 20

Well constructed PAs can be valuable to use for communication with employees as pertaining to how their job performance stands with organizational expectations

Answer 20

Performance improvement

Question 21

Employee training and development are crucial component in helping an organization achieve strategic initiatives

Answer 21

Determination of training needs

Question 22

Is usually in the best position to observe, and evaluate the subordinates performance, and is responsible for that persons performance

Answer 22

The immediate supervisor

Question 23

Becoming more popular with the firms using self managing teams

Answer 23

Peer appraisals

Question 24

Consist of multiple raters, typically the employees immediate supervisor and three or four other supervisors

Answer 24

Rating committees

Question 25

Tend to be higher than supervisor or peer ratings

Answer 25

Self ratings

Question 26

Or a board feedback, is where subordinates anonymously rate, their supervisors performance

Answer 26

Appraisal by subordinates

Question 27

Where ratings are collected from the employees, supervisors, subordinates, peers, and internal or external customers

Answer 27

360-degree feedback

Question 28

Is a set of interventions on individual, team, and organizational level to improve the way team members work together towards a mutually agreed-upon goal

Answer 28

Team performance management

Question 29

Team performance management
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Answer 29

Team
Employees
Talent management
Organization