If You Must Give an Employee a Negative Performance Review

question 42

Multiple Choice

If you must give an employee a negative performance review,

• A) do so by email or fax.
• B) support your assessment with careful documentation.
• C) limit your discussion to the areas where the employee needs improvement.
• D) do all of the above.
• E) you should assume that eventually, he or she will have to be dismissed.

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Definitions:

Nuremberg Code

A set of research ethics principles for human experimentation created as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War.

Nazi Experiments

Human experiments conducted by Nazi Germany during World War II that involved unethical procedures on prisoners without their consent.

Medical Trials

Research studies performed on volunteers to assess the safety and efficacy of new drugs, devices, or procedures before they are made available to the public.

False Positive

An error in some test results in which a condition or trait is incorrectly indicated as present, leading to potential misinterpretation of the state.