What is the answer to these Quastions?

The performance effectiveness of employees is provided to them during the_______ process.

a. Performance appraisal

b.Achievement discrepancy

c.Ability analysis

d.Performance feedback

e.a and d are correct

From a(n)______________ standpoint, the effect on performance motivation may be limited in ownership program because of the less obvious link between pay and performance.

a.Agency theory

b.Equity theory

c.Efficiency wage theory

d.Reinforcement theory

e.Contract theory

Prometheus Corp. is a large-scale manufacturer of consumer electronic gadgets. As part of its performance management system, Prometheus measures the amount each employee contributes to the profits of the company, and they are either held accountable or rewarded based on their contributions. With regard to performance measurement, under which of the following terms would contribution to profits be categorized?

a.Key risk indicators (KRIs)

b.Critical success factors (CSFs)

c.Non-performing assets (NPAs)

d.Key performance indicators (KPIs)

e.Behavioral Observation Scale (BOSs)

Elle Inc. is a firm that holds frequent reviews and feedback sessions for its employees. It demands that the same person should review the employees of a team to ensure that the performance evaluation is consistent; testsretests are conducted periodically to make sure the evaluation is consistent. These two steps taken by Elle focus on the _____ of performance management:

a.reliability

b.strategic congruence

c.specificity

d.acceptability

e.validity

An employee is angry about promotion decision. Though he is not

sure that he was the best candidate, he feels that he never really got the chance to demonstrate his skills.His dissatisfaction is consistent with research on:

a.Distributive equity

b.Procedural consistency

c.Distributive justice

d.Procedural justice

e.None of the above.

Why is objective performance data limited?

a.They fail to tap into why some people perform better than others

b.They are not subjective

c.They are not limited

d.They fail to predict task performance

e.b and d are correct

A key property of the competency approach is that performance should be defined_______.

a.In task terms.

b.By managers.

c.Behaviorally

d.Specifically and clearly.

e.None of the above.

How can performance rating scales be improved to prevent bias?

a.Made longer

b.Use clear anchors

c.Use a forced distribution

d.All of the above

e.None of the above

Which is a characteristic of effective feedback?

a.Consistency

b.Frequency

c.Positivity

d.Answers a and c are correct

e.All of the above.

Perceptions of the accuracy of feedback is related to perceptions of:

a.Communicator credibility

b.Managerial training

c.Performance-related pay

d.Equity

e.Performance

The cost of work-related stress in organizations can be estimated in terms of_______

a.Absenteeism

b.Lost productivity

c.Compensation claims

d.All of the above

e.a and b are correct.

Whittaker Publishing Corp. is a publishing company that wants to hire more technical experts to handle the software requirements in the publishing process.However, the test given to the programmers assessed not only their technical knowledge, but also their communication skills, language abilities, and understanding of client services.The test conducted by Whittaker Publishing Corp is___________.

a.High on reliability

b.Low on strategic congruence

c.Low on acceptability

d.High on specificity

e.Low on Validity

Teknical Inc. decides to implement a new performance management system.It consists of a list of five traits used to evaluate all the employees.The manager considers one employee at the time; and on a continuum with five different points, circles the number that signifies how much of a particular trait the individual has.Which type of performance management system is Teknical Inc. using?

a.Probability distribution

b.Simple ranking

c.Forced distribution

d.Paired comparison

e.Graphics rating scale.

The average compensation - including wages, salaries, and bonuses - of jobs in an organization is called the__________.

a.range spread

b.compa-ratio

c.pay level

d.job structure

e.pay grade