Jane Is Manager to 10 Direct Reports

question 98

Multiple Choice

Jane is manager to 10 direct reports. She is currently concerned that she is perceived as a softy and so she has decided not to give out very many high ratings on this years performance appraisal exercise. However, she doesn't want anyone to be fired either, so she has decided not to give out any very low ratings either. Which of the following will Jane's ratings suffer from?

• A) similar-to-self bias
• B) leniency error
• C) forced distribution
• D) central tendency error

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