Some Organizations Ask Managers to Place a Percentage of Their

question 86

Multiple Choice

Some organizations ask managers to place a percentage of their employees in the bottom performance category on every performance evaluation exercise, which in some cases may mean they are fired. Which type of performance appraisal method does this exemplify?

• A) forced-distribution system
• B) checklist method
• C) percent method
• D) forced-choice method

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Definitions:

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