Which of the following characteristics defines an effective 360 degree feedback system?

• A) All of the given options
• B) Emphasize behaviors than personalities
• C) Well trained raters
• D) Anonymity must be maintained

Which of the following describes alternation rank order?

• A) Selecting best performer, then worst performer
• B) Selectimg second best performer, then second worst performer
• C) Listing of all the employees
• D) All of the given options

A coach is said to be successful if he:

• A) Identifies the performance gaps
• B) All of the given options
• C) Assists in removing performance gaps
• D) Motivates employees to improve

"Comprehensiveness" of an appraisal form is:

• A) Addressing both past and future performance
• B) Providing evidence of performance rating
• C) Communicating to all participants involved
• D) Including all major areas of performance

Which of the following are the major responsibilities of a coach?

• A) Allocate available resources
• B) Take record of yearly sales
• C) Punish the poor performers
• D) Boost employees’ confidence

Determining weightage of every aspect of performance provides which of the following advantages?

• A) Make appraisal quantifiable
• B) Enhances rater’s influence
• C) Enhances ratee’s influence
• D) Make appraisal subjective

Which of the following appraisal technique is beneficial to assess the performance of leaders and managers?

• A) Performance assessment by peers
• B) Performance assessment by supervisors
• C) Performance assessment by customers
• D) Performance assessment by subordinates

Negative feedback addresses which of the following characteristics?

• A) Information on efficient attainment of goals
• B) Information on un-attainment of goals
• C) Information on effective attainment of goals
• D) All of the given options

Time Orientation in appraisal forms addresses_____________.

• A) All desirable competencies and results
• B) Inclusion of all performance areas
• C) Communication to all members involved
• D) Aspects of both past and future performance

Who among the following is responsible to provide verdict to the raised appeal against performance evaluation?

• A) Arbitrator
• B) Complainant
• C) Evaluator
• D) Ratee

How 'comprehensiveness' in appraisal form is ensured?

• A) Including all major performance areas
• B) Communicating performance standards to raters
• C) Clarifying performance expectations
• D) None of the given options

In order to avoid disputes, evaluator rated employee on average. This leads towards:

• A) Recency error
• B) Stereotype error
• C) Halo error
• D) Central tendency error

Ali has been rated low for his entire performance because he failed to meet the latest deadline. He remained a good worker throughout the year but it was overlooked by his rater. This indicates the existence of:

• A) Recency error
• B) Central tendency error
• C) Halo error
• D) Stereotype error

Why peer level appraisal should not be used as a sole source of performance feedback?

• A) Peers are not well aware of the job responsibilities
• B) Peer level evaluations are more costly to conduct
• C) Peer level assessments cannot determine interpersonal coordination
• D) Peer level biases are prominent in such appraisals

For personal development of an employee sometimes a person is transferred to a different job position that requires different job skills not previously practiced by that employee. This type of activity for employee development is known as:

• A) Mentoring
• B) Self-guided reading
• C) All of the given options
• D) Job rotation

Performance evaluation method where employees are simply ranked from best to worst is called____________.

• A) Simple rank order
• B) All of the given options
• C) Paired comparison
• D) Alternation rank order

Which of the following performance appraisal method is relatively justifiable for employee's demotion/promotion decisions?

• A) Ranking method
• B) Critical incident method
• C) None of the given options
• D) Forced distribution method

Halo error occurs during performance evaluation when:

• A) Appraiser evaluates entire performance based on one particular dimension
• B) All of the given options
• C) Appraiser rates every employee as good performer
• D) Appraiser rates every employee as bad performer

Performance evaluation reports which are unstructured, open ended with high risk of evaluator's biasness, come under which of the following method?

• A) Essay Method
• B) Forced Distribution Method
• C) Graphical Rating Method
• D) All of the given options

Which of the following measures should be adopted to enhance the effectiveness of a 360 degree feedback method of performance evaluation?

• A) Evaluator’s training is not required
• B) Number of ratees should be high
• C) Anonymity should be maintained
• D) Number of raters should be high