Dixon Manufacturing Is a Large Firm That Produces Automotive Parts

question 52

Multiple Choice

Dixon Manufacturing is a large firm that produces automotive parts for sports cars.Employees at Dixon receive annual performance appraisals from their supervisors.However,top executives at Dixon have decided that performance appraisals should be conducted more frequently and that a new method of appraisal should be implemented.
-Which of the following,if true,best supports the argument that the forced distribution method is the most appropriate performance appraisal tool for Dixon to use?

• A) Employees at Dixon are provided training opportunities based on performance appraisal results.
• B) Dixon executives want the firm to become a high performing work system within five years.
• C) Dixon will be reducing its workforce and eliminating the lowest performing employees.
• D) Supervisors at Dixon work with HR to hire, fire, and train all employees.

Recognize the role of collective bargaining and other worker control governance systems in increasing workers' bargaining power.

Analyze the impact of unionization on company profits, worker satisfaction, and job turnover rates.

Understand the significance of market forces in shaping workplace governance under different economic theories.

Evaluate the portrayal and perception of unions in media and public opinion.

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