An Organization Wishes to Lessen the Conflict Between the Administrative

question 83

Multiple Choice

An organization wishes to lessen the conflict between the administrative and developmental roles of performance appraisal. Which of the following practices is recommended?

• A)having the employee's manager deliver the administrative feedback, including pay information, and having HR staff address the developmental issues in a separate interview
• B)separating the administrative feedback and the developmental feedback into two interviews several weeks apart
• C)combining both types of feedback into the same appraisal interview, but dealing with pay issues first as that is the employee's primary concern
• D)communicating all feedback to the employee in writing two weeks before the appraisal interview

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