【ACCA选择题】
1 Which of the following is not a purpose of performance appraisal?
A Job evaluation
B Identification of training needs
C Succession planning
2 A manager is assessing the performance of her team members.In accordance with the appraisal system of the organisation,she has been given a list of characteristics and performance elements,with notes on how to interpret and apply the terms:'integrity','punctuality'and so on.She is required to comment on how each appraisee measures up in terms of each factor.Which appraisal technique is this organisation using?
A Overall assessment
B Grading
C Behavioural incident
D Guided assessment
1【A】Rationale:Job evaluation is a method of measuring the value of a job,not the performance of the person holding the job.The other options are key applications of performance appraisal.(Succession planning is a form of promotion or potential review,aimed at identifying futuremanagers.)
Pitfalls:This is a common source of confusion(akin to the difference between job descriptions and person specifications in recruitment).
2【D】Rationale:Overall assessment is narrative comment without the guidance on how the terms should be applied.Grading uses rating scales(definitions of performance on each characteristic from 1-5,say).Behavioural incident methods compare specific behaviours against typical behaviour in each job.