If Managers Allow Their Performance Ratings of One Employee to Affect

question 54

Multiple Choice

If managers allow their performance ratings of one employee to affect their performance ratings of another employee, they have committed a _______ error.

• A) strictness
• B) contrast
• C) carry over
• D) proximity

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Definitions:

Universalism

Suggests ethical standards apply across all cultures.

Cultural Relativism

Suggests there is no one right way to behave; ethical behaviour is determined by its cultural context.

Ethical Unethical

Pertaining to the distinction between actions or decisions that are morally right (ethical) and those that are morally wrong (unethical).

Perceptions

The process by which individuals interpret and make sense of sensory information, which can influence their behavior and decision-making.