Author Question: Elias is establishing theoretical criteria for a set of job performance appraisals he will be ... (Read 44 times)

deesands · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Elias is establishing theoretical criteria for a set of job performance appraisals he will be conducting. Elias should be aware of the limitations of theoretical criteria. For instance, theoretical criteria ____.

a. tend to be subjectively construed by the person conducting the appraisal
b. provide vague outcomes that do not indicate how the behavior will be measured
c. are not as useful when appraising work teams as compared to appraising individuals
d. have not yet been verified statistically with validation studies

Question 2

Which statement regarding the limitations of actual criteria is false?

a. An actual criterion is usually incomplete.
b. Actual criteria tend to be harder to measure than theoretical criteria.
c. An actual criterion may be affected by factors other than an employee's performance.
d. The problems associated with using an actual criterion can be minimized by using several actual criteria.