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51) Which of the following best summarizes the text’s explanation of the political perspective in performance appraisal?

A) Performance appraisals communicate approval and disapproval and manage an employee’s behavior.

B) Performance appraisals provide a way to compare different employees working at the same or similar jobs.

C) Performance appraisals accurately measure performance against clear standards in order to improve functioning in the organization.

D) Performance appraisals give the employee as much power and discretion as possible.

52) Managers who follow a rational perspective when conducting performance appraisals:

A) value the employee’s performance relative to the manager’s goals.

B) seek to clearly define a worker’s performance and the criteria to evaluate that performance.

C) decide who should get the highest rating in a group setting before completing the evaluation.

D) use relatively ambiguous criteria or definitions in the appraisal process.

53) Your text argues that the performance appraisal process in most organizations is a(n):

A) absolute process.

B) rational exercise.

C) political exercise.

D) trait-based process.

54) Automotive, Inc. (A.I.) is an automotive manufacturing company that uses self-managed teams to produce large automotive parts. When performing evaluations, A.I. needs to remember to:

A) appraise both individual and team performance.

B) value individual performance over team performance.

C) value team performance over individual performance.

D) use behavioral measures to assess overall team performance.

55) Most experts agree that in a team environment:

A) individual assessment is unnecessary and ineffective.

B) behavioral-based assessments are the best in most cases.

C) outcome-based tools are the most effective appraisal methods.

D) both individual and team performance should be evaluated.

56) The legal requirements that any performance appraisal system must meet are set forth in:

A) Executive Order 110267.

B) the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

C) an addendum to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

D) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

57) The most significant court test of discrimination in performance appraisal was:

A) Griggs v. Duke Power.

B) Brito v. Zia.

C) Segar v. Civiletti.

D) Hawthorne v. United Airlines.

58) A review of court decisions regarding performance appraisal legal issues, shows that the courts tend to:

A) be favorably influenced by the use of job analysis.

B) be positively influenced by the MBO method.

C) refer the issue back to the EEOC or OFCCP.

D) rule in favor of the employee.

59) Judges’ decisions on appraisal systems have been favorably influenced by which of the following factors?

A) The age of the rater

B) The job experience of the ratee

C) The use of verbal assessment instruction

D) The presence of rater training

60) Catina is designing an assessment and performance managing program for her company’s HR department. To manage employee performance most effectively, Catina should:

A) mandate that performance appraisals and assessment interviews be performed once every three years.

B) prohibit managers from discussing performance evaluations and compensation during the same meeting.

C) stress that day-to-day interactions need to occur between manager and employee in addition to face-to-face interviews.

D) create a program that measures employee performance in terms of annual productivity.