The Primary Purpose of Holding an Appraisal Interview Should Be

question 75

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of holding an appraisal interview should be to

• A) allow employees to demand salary increases.
• B) communicate information about an employee's performance.
• C) form informal groups so as to improve employee performance.
• D) sort out the problem of nepotism.

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Definitions:

Problem-Focused Coping

A type of stress management that involves directly addressing the cause of stress in practical ways.

Emotion-Focused Coping

A stress management strategy where individuals try to reduce negative emotional responses associated with stress, rather than addressing the root cause.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theory proposing three stages of physiological response to stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; in physics, it refers to the property of a material or object that impedes the flow of electrical current.