You Joined a Team Just as It Was Finishing Up

question 18

Multiple Choice

You joined a team just as it was finishing up a big and much anticipated project at your company, and feel a little insecure as its newest member and the one who contributed the least to this project. At the next staff meeting your boss thanks you for all your hard work in making the project a success. Instead of this making you feel good you feel uncomfortable, interpreting the comment as a sarcastic remark about how little you actually participated in this project. This is an example of a ________.

• A) psychological barrier
• B) semantic barrier
• C) language barrier
• D) physiological barrier
• E) mixed message

Grasp the concepts of appraisal biases and how they impact performance ratings.

Recognize the importance of multiple source feedback in appraisals, especially the 360-degree feedback method.

Understand the purpose of management by objectives in performance appraisals.

Understand the various biases that can affect performance appraisals.

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

The increased enjoyment or advantage gained by a consumer from acquiring one more unit of a particular good or service.

Utility Schedule

A table or graph showing the level of satisfaction or utility that a consumer derives from consuming different quantities of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or benefit a consumer receives from consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Newspaper

A publication, generally made of paper and ink, that is distributed on a regular or daily basis and contains news, articles, advertisements, and other information of public interest.