Dixon Manufacturing Is a Large Firm That Produces Automotive Parts

question 101

Multiple Choice

Dixon Manufacturing is a large firm that produces automotive parts for sports cars. Employees at Dixon receive annual performance appraisals from their supervisors. However, top executives at Dixon have decided that performance appraisals should be conducted more frequently and that a new method of appraisal should be implemented. Which of the following, if True, best supports the argument that the 360-degree feedback evaluation method is the most appropriate performance appraisal tool for Dixon to use?

• A) Numerous Dixon employees have complained that the current appraisal method is biased and have threatened to sue the firm.
• B) Executives at Dixon want a performance appraisal method that focuses on an employee's potential for success at the firm.
• C) Employees at Dixon participated in developing their own performance standards when they were first hired by the firm.
• D) Due to the firm's large staff, executives want an appraisal method that is both quick and cost effective.

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