Organizational Performance Management - Multiple Choice Questions

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* 1. Organizational performance management is based on the generic performance management cycle used in:

Employee performance management

Team performance management

None of these

Process performance management

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* 2. Which of the following is a phase in the generic performance management cycle?

Performance planning - Clarifying purpose and goals of a system

All of these

Performance appraisal - Continually evaluating progress toward purpose and goals

Performance improvement - Making changes in progress toward the purpose and goals

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* 3. What is the order in which the following organizational activities recur in OPM?

Strategic planning before organizational structures

Designing organizational structures before organizational evaluations

Clarifying desired organizational behaviors before organizational changes

None of these

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* 4. Which of these organizational activities also recur in OPM?

Organizational evaluations (performance appraisal)

Organizational adjustments / change (performance improvement)

Staffing of employees

Product development

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* 5. Generic performance management is particularly characterized by:

Ensuring subordinate goals are directly aligned with organizational goals

All of these

Specific standards and measures toward performance

Ranking and/or weighting the measures

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* 6. The way that an organization does OPM depends especially on:

Culture of the organization

Expertise of its leaders

None of these

Its life cycle

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* 7. The traditional generic performance management process recurs in a(n)

Top-down, orderly and static manner

None of these

Annual cycle of evaluations and appraisals

Annual occurrence of rewards/compensation

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* 8. Which of these is NOT a complaint about traditional generic performance management?

It doesn't often produce accurate information

Managers are dissatisfied with the system

It becomes routine and taken for granted

Feedback is insufficient and too infrequent

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* 9. Progressive performance management is the result of:

The need to adapt to rapid change

None of these

New generations wanting more voice in their goals and progress

Goals and measures too quickly becoming obsolete

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* 10. Progressive performance management is characterized by:

An ongoing collaborative dialogue

Continual feedback and coaching

None of these

Focus on career development and advancement

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* 11. In traditional performance management, which of the following is an accurate description of a documented performance plan?

Includes overall results to achieve

Includes desired results, measures and standards

Specifies how the system was deficient in achieving desired results

Specifies how the system is to improve performance

Organizational Performance Management - Multiple Choice Questions

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* 1. Organizational performance management is based on the generic performance management cycle used in:

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* 2. Which of the following is a phase in the generic performance management cycle?

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* 3. What is the order in which the following organizational activities recur in OPM?

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* 4. Which of these organizational activities also recur in OPM?

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* 5. Generic performance management is particularly characterized by:

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* 6. The way that an organization does OPM depends especially on:

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* 7. The traditional generic performance management process recurs in a(n)

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* 8. Which of these is NOT a complaint about traditional generic performance management?

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* 9. Progressive performance management is the result of:

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* 10. Progressive performance management is characterized by:

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* 11. In traditional performance management, which of the following is an accurate description of a documented performance plan?

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* 12. Optionally, please share any feedback that you might have to improve this quiz. Thank you!