Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 39

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
Performance Appraisal Methods (Scenario)
Carly has just returned from a conference on performance appraisal methods. It was an interesting conference and it generally confirmed what Carly had suspected about her company's performance management system-it required some drastic revision! The company's current method is to have the immediate supervisor write out an evaluation of each individual employee. This method is time-consuming for the supervisors, and is as much a test of their writing skills as it is an evaluation of actual employee performance. Carly considered three alternative methods to replace the current system. The first method was one of the oldest and most popular performance appraisals. It involved listing a set of performance factors such as quantity of work, quality of work, level of cooperation, etc., and then rating each factor on an incremental scale. The second alternative method involved a system that focused on specific and measurable job behaviours. It required appraisers to rate employees according to numbered items which each represented actual job behaviours, rather than general descriptions or traits. The third alternative method was very results-oriented and was often used to evaluate managers and professional employees based on their accomplishment of specific goals that had been jointly established with their superiors.
-The primary advantage of using the first alternative method is that it __________.

• A) provides rich examples of behaviourally based data
• B) is results oriented and focused on end goals
• C) provides quantitative data and is less time-consuming than other methods
• D) is thorough and simple to use
• E) compares employees with one another

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Definitions:

Statute of Frauds

A legal principle requiring certain types of contracts to be written and signed to be enforceable.

Merger Clause

A contract provision that states the written contract represents the complete and final agreement between the parties, superseding all prior negotiations.

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle that prevents parties in a contract dispute from presenting evidence of prior or contemporaneous oral agreements that would contradict the written terms of the contract.

Writing Requirement

A legal principle that certain agreements or contracts must be in writing to be legally binding, especially relevant in real estate transactions and contracts that cannot be performed within one year.