Discuss the differences between performance management and performance appraisal 2. Explain why Agilentis a good example of effective performance management. What did management do to make it one of the great employers? 3. What are the purposes of performance appraisals? 4. Suppose that a company for which you work uses a rating scale. The items on the scale are generally personality characteristics. What criticisms would you have of this method? 5. If you were asked to recommend a replacement for the rating scale, what actions would you take before selecting another appraisal technique? 6. Why are direct and objective measures of performance usually considered superior to indirectand subjective measures? 7. If your organization were to use subjective measures to evaluate employee performance, what instructions would you give evaluators about the biases they may encounter? 3. Describe how you would conduct a typical performance evaluation interview. 9. How do the results of performance appraisals affect other human resource management activities? 10. Describe the characteristics of a 360-degree performance appraisal. 11. In what ways is the linking up approach a useful performance management process? 12. What is the relationship between a performance appraisal system and a selection system? 13. Explain how you would go about establishing a performance improvement plan? 14. Explain the legal aspect of a performance appraisal system. Under what circumstances could it become a crucial document