Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
Archer North notes that the history of performance appraisal is quite brief; its roots in the early 20th century can be traced to Taylor's pioneering Time and ......... studies.
A -
Motion
B -
Motive
C -
Motor
D -
Movement
2-
As a distinct and formal management procedure used in the evaluation of work performance, appraisal really ......... from the time of the Second World War — not more than 60 years ago.
A -
dates
B -
emanates
C -
originates
D -
springs
3-
Yet in a broader sense, the practice of appraisal is a very ancient art; in the scale of things historical, it might well ......... claim to being the world's second oldest profession!
A -
give
B -
lay
C -
make
D -
set
4-
There is, says Dulewicz (1989), "a basic human tendency to make judgements about those one is working with, as well as about oneself" — appraisal, it seems, is both ......... and universal.
A -
endemic
B -
eternal
C -
inevitable
D -
invincible
5-
In the absence of a carefully structured system of appraisal, people will tend to judge the work performance of others, including subordinates, naturally, informally and ..........
A -
aggressively
B -
arbitrarily
C -
impeccably
D -
inherently
6-
The human ......... to judge can create serious motivational, ethical and legal problems in the workplace.
A -
capacity
B -
condition
C -
inception
D -
inclination
7-
Performance appraisal systems began as simple methods of income ..........
A -
adjudication
B -
adjustment
C -
judgement
D -
justification
8-
The process was firmly linked to material outcomes: if an employee's performance was found to be less than ideal, a ......... in pay would follow.
A -
cut
B -
dent
C -
shave
D -
slice
9-
On the other hand, if their performance was better than the supervisor expected, a pay rise was in ..........
A -
due
B -
form
C -
order
D -
view
10-
Pay rates were important, but they were not the only element that had an impact on employee performance; it was found that other issues, such as ......... and self-esteem, could also have a major influence.