Due to Financial Difficulties, the Management of Briteway Sav-N-Shop, a Chain

question 28

Multiple Choice

Due to financial difficulties, the management of Briteway Sav-N-Shop, a chain of retail stores, is planning to cut some of the office staff at its headquarters. Therefore, the chief operations officer instructs Daniel, the human resources director, to develop a system for evaluating workers in terms of their performance. The objective is to divide the workforce into three groups: the top producers, who should be retained at any cost; the lost causes, who will need to be cut; and the mid-level performers, whose jobs are relatively assured-at least for now. This method is known as

• A) behaviorally anchored rating scales.
• B) management by objectives.
• C) forced ranking.
• D) benchmarking.
• E) ranking curves.