Managers Often Place Too Much Emphasis on a Subordinate's Recent

question 97

Multiple Choice

Managers often place too much emphasis on a subordinate's recent performance during performance appraisals intended to capture the employee's performance over the previous year.This is an example of which of the following?

• A) representativeness bias
• B) halo bias
• C) overconfidence
• D) rationalization

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