The Purpose of a Performance Appraisal Is to

question 307

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a performance appraisal is to

• A) protect the firm from lawsuits by disgruntled employees.
• B) improve employee performance.
• C) obtain information for the firm's financial performance that must be provided in the annual report to stockholders.
• D) give managers the information they need to determine the firm's strengths and weaknesses relative to its most serious competitors.

---

Definitions:

Democracy

A form of government in which power is vested in the hands of the people, either directly or through elected representatives.

EPSPs

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, which are temporary increases in postsynaptic membrane potential due to the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell, making it more likely to fire an action potential.

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials

Temporary increases in membrane potential in a postsynaptic neuron, making the neuron more likely to fire an action potential.

Synaptic Knob

The part of a neuron that communicates with another neuron or muscle cell across a synapse.