Why Is Performance Evaluation Important

question 95

Multiple Choice

Why is performance evaluation important?

• A)because it is key to the validation of selection procedures,which are the foundation of all HR practices
• B)because all organizations need to weed out lower-performing individuals at a rate of about 10 percent of employees per annum
• C)because employees need to know that they are being evaluated in order to perform at an appropriate level
• D)because the success of the entire HR program depends on knowing how the performance of employees compares with the goals established for them

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Definitions:

Prospective Memory

Remembering to do something at some future time.

Historical Dates

Specific points in time that are recognized for their significant events or occurrences, often marking important moments in history.

Daydreaming

A short-term detachment from one’s immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes, or ambitions.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.