GE Requires Managers to Fire the Bottom 10% of Employees

question 68

Multiple Choice

GE requires managers to fire the bottom 10% of employees each year.GE is using

• A) a judgmental method of performance appraisal.
• B) an objective measure of performance appraisal.
• C) a ranking system of performance appraisal.
• D) management by objectives.
• E) role-playing and case discussion groups.

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Definitions:

Self-Monitoring

The degree to which individuals regulate their behavior to fit the social situation, involving the adjustment of one's performance to create the desired impression.

Self-Presentations

The process by which individuals attempt to control the impressions others form of them, often through controlling information in social interactions.

Accepted by Others

The state or experience of being received favorably or approval by a social group.

Flow State

A psychological state in which a person is fully immersed in an activity, feeling energized and focused, losing track of time and self-consciousness.