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APPRAISAL SUPERIOR [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
CONT

Several potential liabilities of appraisal by the superior have been studied.... The superior frequently feels uncomfortable because... he has an ethical objection to "playing God;" ... negative appraisals may alienate subordinates; he does not have sufficient reward-and-punishment power to implement the results of an appraisal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
CONT

L'évaluation par le supérieur présente des inconvénients: le supérieur n'a pas toujours les habiletés en relations intra-personnelles pour donner une bonne rétroaction; le supérieur (a) un biais éthique à ne pas vouloir jouer le "rôle de Dieu"; le supérieur, en prenant des sanctions, peut s'aliéner le subalterne.

Spanish

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