A Performance Appraisal Is

question 3

Multiple Choice

A performance appraisal is

• A) a formal method of providing feedback to an employee.
• B) designed to influence the employee in a negative manner in order to increase productivity.
• C) rarely used to define future performance and professional goals.
• D) an informal method of determining employee training needs.

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Definitions:

Power and Control

Refers to the ability to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

Group Development

The process through which a group evolves over time, typically moving through stages from forming to performing, with the aim of achieving effectiveness and cohesion.

Settlement Houses

Community centers located in urban areas that provide various services such as education and housing assistance, primarily to the poor.

Hull House

A settlement house founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 in Chicago, aimed at improving the lives of the immigrant poor.