Chapter 7: Performance Feedback

 

1: Research reveals that satisfaction with the organization's performance feedback process has a high correlation with an employee's level of job satisfaction.
a. true
b. false
 
2: What point in the employee's work relationship is the most opportune time for managers to impact their standards, values, and expectations?
a. When the employee is being interviewed.
b. When the employee is initially hired.
c. During the initial employee training period.
d. After the employee has been with the company for several years.
 
3: Research shows that most employees are relatively satisfied with the amount of feedback they receive.
a. true
b. false
 
4: Which statement is false?
a. Employees "receive" feedback even if their supervisor does not explicitly state it.
b. Few employees receive useful feedback about their performance.
c. Both positive and negative deviations from the standards should be noted when giving feedback.
d. The manager should focus on the positive accomplishments of the employee and minimize the negative, which might adversely affect self-esteem.
 
5: The day-to-day "pat on the back" or reprimand that an employee receives are examples of ______ feedback.
a. exemplary
b. informal
c. nonformalized
d. formal
 
6: An employee reveals, "I've got so many responsibilities. No one gives me guidelines about what I'm supposed to do". This comment reflects a specific feedback problem with employees not knowing the standards of evaluation.
a. true
b. false
 
7: What are some of the potential uses for appraisal systems?
a. To determine promotion potential
b. To motivate
c. To determine salary increases
d. All of the above
e. a and c
 
8: Joe Smith, supervisor, regularly gives feedback to his employees that runs along the following lines: "good job", "way to go", "excellent report". What comment most reflects the effectiveness of this type of feedback?
a. In providing feedback, highly abstract comments are very effective.
b. This type of praise is more descriptive than evaluative.
c. This type of praise is more useful than feedback where certain behaviors are reinforced.
d. Descriptive praise is more useful to employees than evaluative praise.
 
9: A rating scale is an easy-to-use appraisal technique that makes comparisons between employees without forcing distinctions. A downside is that there might be disagreement over the meanings of the numbers.
a. true
b. false
 
10: A (an) ____ is a performance rating technique that provides the employee feedback from various points-of-view, including peers, customers and supervisors.
a. wide-angle review
b. 360-degree review
c. inclusive review
d. critical incident