When Supervisors Allow Individual Differences Such as Age, Race, and Sex

question 68

Multiple Choice

When supervisors allow individual differences such as age, race, and sex to affect the appraisal ratings that employees receive, this problem is referred to as

• A)strictness/leniency.
• B)central tendency.
• C)appraisal bias.
• D)halo effect.
• E)trait effect.

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Definitions:

Cost Behaviour

The way in which costs change in relation to variations in an organization's activity level or volume of output.

Sophisticated Methods

Advanced or complicated techniques and approaches used in various fields to solve problems or achieve objectives.

Curvilinear Cost

Describes a cost behavior that does not follow a straight-line relationship with the level of activity, often increasing at a non-constant rate as activity levels rise.

Relevant Range

The span of activity levels within which specific cost behavior assumptions (fixed and variable costs) are considered valid and applicable.