Which of the Following Performance Appraisal Approaches Can Lead to Friction

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following performance appraisal approaches can lead to friction between the manager and employees when the employees think the manager is keeping a "book" on them?

• A) The critical-incident appraisal method
• B) The production standards approach
• C) The checklist method
• D) The management by objectives (MBO) approach
• E) The graphic rating scale method

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Definitions:

Tchebysheff's Theorem

A statistical theorem stating that, for any real-valued random variable, the proportion of values lying within k standard deviations from the mean is at least 1-1/k^2, for k > 1.

Empirical Rule

A statistical guideline suggesting that within a normal distribution, nearly every data point can be found within three standard deviations of the central mean.

Stem-And-Leaf Plot

A graphical method for displaying quantitative data, where each number is split into a "stem" (the leading digit(s)) and a "leaf" (the last digit).

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set.