41.MBO is a process that includes:
a.goal setting, planning, and evaluation.
b.job analysis, planning, and evaluation.
c.goal setting, development, and control.
d.development, planning, and control.
42.An individual employee’s goals should represent outcomes that, if achieved, would most contribute to the attainment of:
a.the appraisers’ goals.
b.managerial goals.
c.the organization’s strategic goals.
d.competitive advantage.
43.Which of the following activities is carried out during the planning process of MBO?
a.Identify individual goals.
b.Identify performance standards and determine how goal attainment will be measured.
c.Identify potential obstacles to reaching goals.
d.Identify the employee’s success at meeting goals against the agreed-on performance standards.
44.All but which of the following are disadvantages associated with MBO?
a.MBO does not specify the behaviors required to reach goals.
b.MBO allows employees to have a say in how their performance will be measured.
c.MBO does not provide a basis for comparing performance standards among employees.
d.MBO goal achievement may depend on factors outside a worker’s control.
45.Cost associated with creating an effective performance appraisal system include all but which of the following?
a.Bonus and incentive system costs
b.Developmental costs
c.Implementation costs
d.Utilization costs
46.____ systems focus on end results.
a.GRS
b.MBO
c.BOS
d.BARS
47.If valid output measures are available, a firm should use:
a.ranking method.
b.BARS.
c.BOS.
d.MBO.
48.In which of the following cases should a behaviorally based rating instrument be used?
a.If valid output measures are available.
b.If valid input measures are available.
c.If the appraiser is aware of the behavior required for the job and has the opportunity to observe that behavior.
d.If the appraiser is aware of the behavior required for the job but does not have the opportunity to observe that behavior.
49.In which of the following cases is it advisable for an appraiser use a graphic rating scale?
a.If the appraiser is aware of the behavior required for the job and has the opportunity to observe that behavior.
b.If valid output measures are available.
c.If the appraiser is aware of the behavior required for the job and valid output measures are available.
d.If the appraiser does not have the opportunity to observe behavior required for the job and no valid output measures are available.
50.Performance appraisals of an employee are the responsibility of the ____ about 98 percent of the time.
a.immediate supervisor
b.employee himself
c.employees’ peers
d.management