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What is the difference between effectiveness and efficiency?

  • Effectiveness is the ability to complete activities, while efficiency is the ability to achieve goals.
  • Effectiveness and efficiency are synonymous.
  • Effectiveness is the ability to produce something with minimal effort, while efficiency is the ability to achieve goals.
  • Effectiveness is the ability to achieve goals, while efficiency is the ability to produce something with minimal effort. (correct)

    • What is the forced method choice technique in performance appraisal?

  • Raters are forced to give positive credit to all employees.
  • Raters are forced to evaluate employees based on their attendance only.
  • Raters are forced to rank employees based on performance.
  • Raters select from pre-made statements to evaluate an employee's performance. (correct)

    • What is the critical incident technique in performance appraisal?

  • Evaluating employees based on their behavior towards subordinates only.
  • Ranking employees based on performance.
  • Forcing raters to select pre-made statements to evaluate employees.
  • Focusing on observing and recording particularly effective or ineffective behaviors. (correct)

    • Which communication approach is considered the most effective for both evaluative and developmental purposes in performance appraisal?

    <p>Mutual problem-solving approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should an ideal performance appraisal form include?

    <p>Competencies, job-specific responsibilities, and individual's most important achievements and accomplishments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is understanding cultural contingencies crucial in performance management?

    <p>Cultural dimensions of performance management systems are highly salient in the 21st-century work environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why may the pay-for-performance system be inappropriate in certain cultures?

    <p>Because some cultures focus on interpersonal relations and collectivism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is suggested for attaining sustained competitive advantage in performance management?

    <p>Customize performance management to fit the culture and adapt systems to fit local cultural norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Japan, how is compensation based?

    <p>It is not based on individual performance due to the focus on the team.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to adapt performance management systems to fit the culture of the workforce?

    <p>This approach is more effective than imposing a standardized system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do companies often impose performance management systems in other countries?

    <p>By imposing an American style of performance management, which may conflict with local cultural norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the employee/employer relationship across different cultures?

    <p>It varies widely.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of performance appraisal involves recording and examining the actions and behavior of an employee in specific situations?

    <p>Critical-incident technique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the degree to which objectives are achieved and the extent to which targeted problems are solved?

    <p>Productivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which step in the performance management process involves choosing appropriate methods of performance appraisal?

    <p>Step 4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of performance appraisal focuses on recording the actions and behavior of an employee using a scale?

    <p>Behaviourally anchored rating scales</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Key Result Areas (KRAs) refer to?

    <p>Defined objectives vital to individual, department, or organizational performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help assess?

    <p>Whether an organization, department, or employee is meeting certain objectives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Key Result Areas also known as?

    <p>Key Performance Areas (KPAs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Key Performance Indicators used for?

    <p>To measure performance and track progress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Key Result Areas (KRAs) primarily concerned with?

    <p>Defining vital objectives for performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) differ from Key Result Areas (KRAs)?

    <p>KPIs are quantifiable metrics for assessment, while KRAs are defined objectives vital to performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Key Result Areas also known as?

    <p>Key Performance Areas (KPAs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a Key Result Area (KRA)?

    <p>Employee Engagement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Performance Management and Appraisal Techniques

    • Effectiveness is defined as the ability to complete activities and achieve goals, while efficiency is the ability to produce something with a minimum amount of effort.
    • Graphic or linear rating scales are used to assess employee performance across various work dimensions such as attendance, behavior towards subordinates, and sincerity.
    • The forced method choice technique requires raters to select from a series of pre-made statements to evaluate an employee, with favorable qualities earning positive credit and unfavorable ones earning the reverse.
    • The forced method distribution technique involves ranking employees based on performance, with the critical incident technique focusing on observing and recording particularly effective or ineffective behaviors.
    • The communication of appraisals can follow a one-way (Tell and Sell approach), two-way (Tell and Listen approach), or mutual problem-solving approach, with the latter being the most effective for both evaluative and developmental purposes.
    • An ideal performance appraisal form should align with the company's mission statement, include competencies and job-specific responsibilities, and enumerate the individual's most important achievements and accomplishments.
    • Understanding cultural contingencies is crucial in performance management, as the cultural dimensions of the performance management systems are highly salient in the 21st-century work environment.
    • The American performance appraisal process is regarded as highly individualistic and egalitarian, while the pay-for-performance system may be inappropriate in other cultures that focus on interpersonal relations and collectivism.
    • For attaining sustained competitive advantage, organizations need to customize performance management to fit the culture and adapt systems to fit local cultural norms.
    • In Japan, compensation is not based on individual performance due to the focus on the team, highlighting the cultural relativity of performance management systems.
    • The nature of the employee/employer relationship varies widely across different cultures, and companies often impose an American style of performance management on employees in other countries, which may conflict with local cultural norms.
    • Experts suggest adapting performance management systems to fit the culture of the workforce, as this approach is more effective than imposing a standardized system.

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    Test your knowledge of performance management and appraisal techniques with this quiz. Explore topics such as rating scales, appraisal communication methods, cultural contingencies, and the impact of cultural norms on performance management systems. Sharpen your understanding of how to tailor performance management to fit the culture of the workforce for sustained competitive advantage.

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