Performance Management and Appraisal – MCQs

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1.What does effective performance management guarantee?

2.Which stage involves the employer and employee reviewing performance and discussing future objectives?

3.When an employee receives a high performance rating due to their religion, this is an example of what?

4.Which of the following elements are always part of a performance appraisal feedback?

5.What is a major drawback of using the alternation ranking technique?

6.What type of interview involves discussing an individual's career goals and planning their professional growth?

7.What term describes the process of helping employees connect their departmental objectives with the organization's overall goals?

8.Which method ranks employees by comparing a particular characteristic, such as communication skills?

9.What is the primary purpose of performance management in an organization?

10.What is the primary benefit of using the graphic rating scale method?

11.According to management expert Edward Deming, what primarily influences an employee's performance?

12.What type of appraisal interview is characterized by infrequent 'well-done' feedback and is classified as satisfactory but not eligible for promotion?

13.What is the term for assessing an employee's work performance against established criteria?

14.What is a major drawback of the Management by Objectives (MBO) approach?

15.Which type of interview evaluates whether an employee's performance is satisfactory and they are eligible for promotion?

16.An alternation ranking technique is typically categorized as which of the following?

17.Performance management is fundamentally focused on being ________?

18.What is one of the primary purposes of conducting a performance appraisal?

19.In evaluating an employee's performance, their current results are primarily compared against which of the following?

20.What is the key benefit of the 'BARS' (Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales) system?