Question

7. Which statement(s) is/are true?

Select one:

A. Appraisers may intentionally give inaccurate appraisals.

B. Performance appraisals achieve multiple goals.

C. Poor appraisal systems encourage stringency in appraisals.

D. A and B

E. All of the above

8. Contrast error occurs when

Select one:

A. recent events bias appraisal.

B. differences between the appraiser and the appraised bias appraisal.

C. all employees receive similar appraisals (i.e., lack of contrast).

D. A and B

E. None of the above

9. What is/are the main disadvantage(s) of MBO performance appraisal systems?

Select one:

A. They are not motivating to workers.

B. They skew goal setting downward.

C. Difficult-to-measure goals can be neglected.

D. A and B

E. B and C

10. Which statement(s) is/are true?

Select one:

A. Merit pay should be eliminated if an organization does not meet its financial goals.

B. Aggregating cost-of-living, merit and seniority increases obscures the performance–merit linkage.

C. Employees at the top of their pay grid should not be eligible for merit bonuses.

D. A and B

E. B and C

Answer 1

Answer

7) E. All of the above

(because, appraisers may give inaccurate appraisals sometime due to bias and errors. Performance appraisal helps in acheiviac multiple goals viz, promotions, career development, enhancing the productivity etc, and a poor performance appraisal may cause strictness and stringency without making the employees motivated)

8) contrast error occurs when;

D. A and B

(Contrast error occurs when appraiser judges an individual based on previous employees performance and have an assumption without any evidence. )

9) What is/are the main disadvantage(s) of MBO performance appraisal systems

E. B and C

(Management by objective do motivate employees, but it it skew goal setting downward and difficult to measure goals are neglected to keep the positivity.)

10) D. A and B

(Merit pay needs to be eliminated if an organisation doesn't meet its financial goals because, merit pay is linked to the performance and performance to the organisation profitability. And Aggregating cost-of-living, merit and seniority increases obscures the performance–merit linkage. Merit bonuses are provided on effective performance and it can be given to those who are on high pay grid)