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COMA

second evaluation method for training which stands for Cognitive Organizatinal Motivational and Attitudes the four dimensions along which training is evaluated

Decision Based Evaluation

identifies the target of the evaluation and strucutures the evaluation process so that it best fits with the target

Formative evalation

a discussion or interview that provides data about various aspects of the training program

Casual Evalation

invovling more complex statistical approaches to determine the cause and effect between training and trainee on the job behaviour

return on investment

ROI = ((Benefit - Cost)/Cost)x100)

Performance Managment

performance is a function of ability, motivation and the work envrioment

Shortcomings of performance management

- managers avoid doing appraisals
- criticism is too often associated with the appraisal process does not lead to improved employee preformance


- managers do not feel competent to appraise performance

Shortcomings of performance management

- performance rating systems do not work due to a variety of biases (particularly a leniency bias)


- external or non-job related factors influence evaluation


- rating-based appraisals have a significant affect on employee perception of fairness and equitable treatment in the organzation, thus motivation

Shortcomings of performance management

- forced distrubition or rank and yank appraisal system result in a perception of unfairness and employee dissatification


appraisals and the appraisal process are seen as being political

Trait chacteristic

elements such as determination, initative, loyalty are highly subjective and very difficult or impossible to measure objectively

Critical Incident drawback

whereby the appraisers are asked to identify critical incidents that support their assessment of the employee

Beavhiourally Anchored Rating Scales

identify specifc job dimensions, generate behavioural examples of excellent through poor performance for each validate them through a matching process and assign a value from a measurement scale representing levels of perfromacne

Checklist / Weight Check lists / Forced Choice Checklists

whereby statement that best describe the employee's behaviour are used and the evaluator is asked which is most like and which is least like the employees behaviour

Forced Distrubition

built on the assumption that all employee groups fit a normal distribution and therefore ratings are distributed accordingly

Graphic Rating Scales

rating scales that are either numerical or descriptive

Relative Percentile method

considered to be most valid of relative rating systems, it involves comparing indivudals on job performance dimensions and assigning a rating of between 1 to 101 with the average being 50 thereby producing a distribution around the mean that may or may not be normal

Contingency Management

based on the behaviourist notion that perfomance is determined by its consquences; and that unsatisfactory behaviour / performance will only improve once the reward for poor behaviours are removed and postive consequences are developed for satisfactory behaviour


"could the employee preform satisfactorily if his her life depended on it"