employees lower performance appraisals than they objectively deserve.
False
Talking about salary
issues during performance appraisals tends to hurt morale and future performance.
False
10
The more finely a
company can discriminate among the merits and performance of its employees, the more effective its evaluation system will be.
True
It seems natural for
people to have a good view of themselves. It is quite difficult for many people to be objective in appraising themselves giving what is at stake in terms of promotion and job retention etc. Performance appraisals are important tools to give employees feedback and it aids in their development. So, if performance appraisal ratings are not accurate, it is possible for appraisals to be a major cause of reward unfairness. Therefore, Managers would normally strive to give fair appraisals. Research shows that salary discussions had a positive, rather than negative, effect on employee attitudes and performance improvement. The best way to encourage effective performance is: to be specific about desired outcomes; be very detailed about how employees should work to reach goals; design outcome goals without employee input. encourage employees to work harder in areas in which that they
cannot improve. 11
Managers should spend
most of their time taking care of their best performers.
True
12
Once employees have
mastered a task, they perform better when they are told to do their best than when they are given specific, difficult performance goals. For feedback to be useful, it should start with the positive and then move to the negative.
False
13
True
Pareto principle applies
here that 20% produce 80% of performance. It makes sense to spend your energy on people that deliver result Employees reach higher levels of performance when given difficult but attainable goals than told to do their best. It seems kind and caring to begin an evaluation or performance review with what the person has done well. That way, the person would be more receptive to listen to the developmental needs.
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