At Dixon Consulting,employees Are Allowed to Rate Themselves for Performance

question 18

Multiple Choice

At Dixon Consulting,employees are allowed to rate themselves for performance appraisals.Which of the following is the most likely result?

• A) Interrater reliability is higher.
• B) Appraisals are subject to halo effects.
• C) Ratings are higher than when supervisors give ratings.
• D) Ratings are about the same as when determined by peers.

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Definitions:

External Benefits

Advantages that result from a product or service's use that affect someone other than the direct consumer or producer, often justifying government intervention.

Consumption

The process by which goods and services are used by households and individuals, leading to a decrease in their availability.

Negative Externalities

Negative effects or costs that are incurred by third parties as a result of economic activities, for which they are not compensated, such as pollution.

Equilibrium

Equilibrium represents a state of balance where there is no net tendency for change, often used to describe the point at which market supply and demand balances each other.