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Match the items of List – I with those of List – II List – I List – II a. Behaviourally Anchored Rating…

In performance appraisal methods: Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) anchor numerical scales with specific critical-incident examples of good or poor behaviour…

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Match the items of List – I with those of List – II

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List – II

a. Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS)

i. Placing predetermined percentages of employees into several performance categories.

b. Forced Distribution method

ii. Anchoring a numerical rating scale with specific behavioural examples of good or poor performance.

c. Alternation ranking method

iii. Ranking employees from best to worst on a particular trait, choosing from the highest to the lowest, until all are ranked.

d. Paired comparison method

iv. Ranking by pairing and comparing an employee with every other employee.

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In performance appraisal methods: Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) anchor numerical scales with specific critical-incident examples of good or poor behaviour (ii); the Forced Distribution method places predetermined percentages of ratees into performance categories along a bell curve (i); the Alternation Ranking method ranks employees alternately from best and worst on a trait (iii); and the Paired Comparison method compares every employee one-on-one against every other employee (iv).

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