As a team, address the effectiveness of the forced-ranking approach for improving the level of performance in an organization. Address the following issues:
a. What is the logic of forced ranking? That is, on paper, why might you expect forced ranking to improve the performance level of your group?
b. The logic behind the forced-ranking approach is that performance in a workplace is normally distributed. Do you think this is an accurate assumption? Why or why not?
c. If performance in a workplace is not normally distributed (for example, maybe your organization has out- standing hiring and training programs that positively impact performance), do you think a forced-ranking approach would still improve the average level of performance in the organization? Explain. Share your judgments on these issues with the rest of the class.