Performance appraisals

In some organizations, performance appraisals are taken too lightly; they receive little attention and are conducted irregularly and infrequently, and there is little motivation for appraisers to do a good job. Why might this occur?

Imagine that your task is to convince the management of one of these organizations to improve its performance appraisal system. What would you say to convince the management?

What components of a good performance appraisal system would you suggest be implemented?

Mr. Zeller does not believe his students have learned anything unless they demonstrate it to him. This demonstration could be through assignments they turn in to him, answering questions in class, or the way they behave. Which approach to learning is most consistent with Mr. Zeller’s ideas?

a. cognitive

b. behavioural

c. social cognitive

d. conditioning

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