If the Company You Work for Has a Published Handbook

question 11

Multiple Choice

If the company you work for has a published handbook that describes performance appraisal procedures,the courts in most states consider it a(n) ________.

• A)discriminatory document
• B)standing plan
• C)employment-at-will contract
• D)implied contract-at-will
• E)binding contract

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Definitions:

Empirical Support

Evidence-based confirmation or backing that comes from observation, experimentation, or direct experience rather than from theory or belief.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

A personality assessment that categorizes individuals into 16 distinct personality types based on preferences in perception and judgment.

Corporations

Large companies or groups of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.

Lexical Hypothesis

suggests that all important personality traits are embedded in our language over time, implying that by studying language, one can derive significant personality dimensions.