If You Rate an Employee's Performance Based Largely on the Employee's

question 77

Multiple Choice

If you rate an employee's performance based largely on the employee's recent behavior,you are committing a:

• A) leniency error.
• B) contrast error.
• C) recency error.
• D) central tendency error.

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Definitions:

Market Pay Policy

A compensation strategy that aligns employee salaries with the going rate for similar roles in the external job market.

Pay Survey Data

Information collected from various businesses on salary and benefits, used to benchmark and determine competitive salary ranges and compensation plans.

Job Descriptions

Detailed documents outlining the tasks, responsibilities, skills, outcomes, and work environment of a specific job position.

Green-Circled

Indicates employees who are paid above the maximum of the pay range for their position due to their skills, performance, or experience.