Reference: 03-01 A Supervisor Receives Regular Information About a Sales Employee's Performance

question 9

Essay

Reference: 03-01
A supervisor receives regular information about a sales employee's performance (e.g. sales volume, incomplete paperwork, etc.) and must complete a performance appraisal of the person's work. The supervisor has a complete description of the employee's job but has never worked in the field as a sales representative. Moreover, the super relatively new to this job and therefore has little experience observing or appraising the performance of salespeople.
-To what extent is halo effect a problem here?

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Definitions:

Food Web

A complex network of interconnected food chains within an ecological community, illustrating how different organisms are related through what they consume and are consumed by.

Green Plants

Organisms that perform photosynthesis, using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce oxygen and carbohydrates, playing a crucial role in Earth's ecosystems.

Inverted Energy Pyramid

A reversal of the typical energy flow seen in food chains, where higher trophic levels have greater biomass or energy than the lower levels, typically occurring in aquatic ecosystems.

Ecosystem

A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.