Hrm Chapters 8 And 12

Front 1

The process through which an organization gets information on how closely an employees performance met the performance plan is:

Back 1

Performance Appraisal

Front 2

Which of the following is not a recommendation for developing an effective performance system?

Back 2

Differentiate performance subjectively and effectively

Front 3

A(n) _______________ measure evaluate irrelevant aspects of performance or aspects that are not job related.

Back 3

Contaminated

Front 4

The consistency among the different individuals who evaluate the employee’s performance is known as:

Back 4

Interrater reliability

Front 5

The extent to which the performance measure gives guidance to employees about what is expected of them is called:

Back 5

Specificity

Front 6

The technique that ranks employees into predetermined categories or groups according to performance is called:

Back 6

Forced Distribution

Front 7

This approach to measure and manage performance that focuses on the extent to which individuals posses desirable characteristics is called:

Back 7

Attributive Approach

Front 8

Which attribute approach to performance management is the most frequently used:

Back 8

Graphic Rating Scales

Front 9

In what type of system are annual goals established and passed down through the organization?

Back 9

Management by Objectives

Front 10

Managerial performance appraisal that involves subordinates evaluations of the managers behavior or skill is:

Back 10

Upward Feedback

Front 11

A situation in which evaluators purposefully distort a rating to achieve personal or company goals is referred to as:

Back 11

Appraisal Politics

Front 12

In what legal suit would a plantiff allege that the performance measurement system varies according to individuals:

Back 12

Discrimination Suit

Front 13

Which of the following theories emphasizes the importance and immediacy of a reward following certain behavior?

Back 13

Reinforcement Theory

Front 14

According to expectancy theory, motivation is a function of all of the following except:

Back 14

Coordination

Front 15

________________ can be described as a function of ability and motivation.

Back 15

Job Performance

Front 16

Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation?

Back 16

Interesting work that utilizes a persons various skill sets

Front 17

In agency theory, the ______ seeks to direct the behavior of the ___________.

Back 17

Principal, Agent

Front 18

In a organization where there is a culture that supports the cooperation and problem solving, the compensation program that would best reinforce that culture is:

Back 18

Gainsharing

Front 19

If an organization desires to implement a compensation program that “locks in” employees, the recommended program is:

Back 19

Stock Options

Front 20

Which type of compensation program is more likely to attract a learning-oriented employee?

Back 20

Skill Based Pay

Front 21

Which of the following compensation programs pays better performers and more over the course of time?

Back 21

Merit Pay

Front 22

A characteristic of most merit pay programs is:

Back 22

Feedback comes primarily from the supervisor

Front 23

The pay system that motivates performance by measuring physical output is:

Back 23

An individual incentive program

Front 24

In a(n)_________ plan, payments are based on a measure of organizational performance and do not become part of the employees base salary.

Back 24

Profit Sharing

Front 25

Stock options have their greatest motivational potential during periods of:

Back 25

High economic and company growth