...Question 1: Forced Ranking Appraisals Forced ranking is a product of the tedious bureaucratic requirements. They are the annual evaluation mostly done at the end of the year. The ranking produces a list from the best performing to the least performing. Moreover, the least performing are often fired. The trend proceeds to the next year and the least performing ones are also fired. The system fails to consider the levels of input and the resultant output. As a result, some hardworking employees obtain low rankings due to logistical challenges and they might be fired in the end. The ranking system is a blanket for all organizations irrespective of their varying peak seasons (Spector, 2008). In my opinion the forced ranking system is rigid and...
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...Week 2 Case Assignment 1. What’s your opinion regarding forced ranking performance appraisals? Do they motivate employees? Explain. I do not agree with forced ranking performance appraisals this process can be brutal. The system creates a competitive environment that can result in cutthroat, unethical behavior, and discourage workers. In addition, fellow workers are less likely to help, train, or share information with one another. This type of behavior will eventually break down an effective team. Replacing employees each year can also be costly and can lower productivity in the early months of adoption. Employee’s want their hard work to be recognized.( http://leraweb.org/publications/perspectives-online-companion/good-bad-and-ugly-forced-distribution-performance-reviews) The Expectancy Theory suggest employees are more likely to be motivated when they perceive their efforts will result in successful performance and, ultimately, desired rewards and outcomes.(Ivancevich J ,Konopaske R, & Matteson M pg. 123-127) Cutting a certain percentage of employees does not often reveal the root of the problem. When manager treat their employee’s good and motivate them this provides a more effective work environment. Motivation is a product of an individual's expectancy that a certain effort will lead to the intended performance, the instrumentality of this performance to achieving a certain result, and the desirability of the result (known as valence) for the individual. (Stephen...
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...Forced Ranking: Do They Motivate Employees? The process of forced ranking can be brutal; corporations evaluate employees based on systems that pit them against their colleagues, and some even lead to the firing of low performers (Ivancevich, Konopaske, and Matteson, 2010). Many who praise forced ranking systems say that this ensures that managers take a cold look at employee performance. Critics, on the other hand, charge that forced ranking unfairly “penalizes groups made up of stars and hinders collaboration and risk-taking” (Ivancevich et al. 2010, p. 135). This is a growing concern for companies that are trying to innovate their way to growth, explains Ivancevich et al. (2010). At first glance, it makes sense to systematically identify and remove the worst employees. Better employees can replace them, and ridding the organization of poor performers also sends a strong message of low tolerance for poor results. But, using a system that requires the firing of a certain number of underachievers is not the best way to create a high-performance organization. Companies certainly need methods and processes to accurately identify people who are not making the grade. But forced rankings don't work for many reasons, including flaws in the normal distribution curve approach that is used to identify poor performers, as well as limitations in human judgment. Forcing managers to cut a certain percentage of their people often would not reveal the root causes of problems; it would not...
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...opinion regarding forced ranking performance appraisals? Do they motivate employees? Explain. While at first I would somewhat agree with forced ranking performance appraisals, from a management and leadership perspective in order to assess who deserves merit for recognition, pay raises and promotions. But from an employees’ point of view, it can be very demotivating if one finds themselves at the lower end of the spectrum. Instrumentality may be negative and affect overall job security and satisfaction. Individuals may not perceive the forced ranking system as fair when being compared to their coworkers and inputs may vary from person to person. Overall, I feel that forced ranking does not motivate employees as there are a variety of factors to include that may each weigh differently (i.e. job experience, EI, reliability, productivity, quality, etc.). 2. How would equity theory explain some employees’ negative reactions to forced rankings? Explain. The equity theory explains some employees’ negative reactions from forced rankings by changing an employees’ inputs, how much effort to invest into their current job. The attitudes or mindsets of employees’ may change, that job security is more important than a raise. Or, the employee may just decide to resign from their current job position due to annoyance or perceived inequalities. The equity theory centers on overall pay as the outcome. 3. Based on Chapter 5, if you decided not to use forced rankings at your company...
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...ndIvIdual Performance revIew (IPr) Guidelines for Supervisors and employees September 2011 Human Resources IndIvIdual Performance revIew (IPr) 2 Table of conTenTS Individual Performance Review (IPR) Guidelines Definition of Terms CHaPTeR 1: Goals How it works CHaPTeR 2: RevIew How it works n Preparing for the meeting n In the meeting n after the meeting CHaPTeR 3: aPPRaIsal (YeaR-enD aPPRaIsal) How it works n Preparing for the meeting n In the meeting n after the meeting CHaPTeR 4: PeRfoRmanCe RankInG How it works n Preparing for the ranking panel n ranking panel session CHaPTeR 5: ouTComes How it works n Preparing for the discussion n discussion n Performance share nomination n Pay outcomes appendix - factors affecting Performance Ranking 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 within the objectives of simplifying and standardising Hr processes across the Shell Group, these global guidelines are distributed for adoption by Shell Group companies. any resulting changes to current practices may require, in some locations, compliance checks with local legislation and/or consultation with employee representative bodies. no rights can be derived from this guide and the process described within is not contractually binding in relation to terms and conditions of employment or agreements with Trade unions or Staff councils. This guide is intended for managers and employees of the Shell Group and is consequently for internal Shell use only...
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...many corporations are using either a forced or stacked ranking system to evaluate their employees performance based on whether they are performing at an acceptable level. These rankings force management to thoroughly evaluate their employees performance based on whether they are performing at an exceed expectations, meet expectations, or below expectations, some managers may rank at a different level than stated. According to Ivancevich, Konopaske, & Matteson (2012), the case study, it indicates that, “one-third of US corporations evaluate employees based on systems that pit them against their colleagues, and some leading to termination (p. 139). These rankings have placed management and employees in an uncomfortable position because managers have to thoroughly evaluate their employees on their performance. Management is forced to address any issues or problems that an employee has regarding his or her performance thus sometimes the ending results are not on a positive note. This process also brought about lawsuits against companies because employees feel as though they were being discriminated against. A lot of companies do not agree in using the ranking system due to the fact that it is unfair to all employees, it hinders collaboration and risk taking; it is a hindrance to the company’s growth (Ivancevich, Konopaske, & Matteson, 2012, p. 139). General Electric was one of the companies that initiated the use of the forced ranking systems while still including flexibility...
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...and Yank at General Electrics Forced ranking is a performance appraisal system popularized by Jack Welch when he was CEO of General Electric. It was a system that has been the derogatory label of “rank and yank” by its critics. The intend of the forced-ranking system is to improve the performance level of an operation by getting rid of the bottom 10 percent of performers and hiring replacements who will perform at a high level. Ranking judgments can be made in a variety of ways. For example, a forced distribution can pre-assign a set of percentage of employees that must be placed into categories such as “most effective”, ”average” and “needs improvement”. Alternatively, a simple ranking of workers from best to worst can be used. Top performers may be rewarded and offered promotion or training. Low performers may be given a warning or terminated. Forced ranking has been employed by a number of companies, but some legal challenges have been made. For example, Microsoft successfully defended several discrimination suits challenging its use of a forced ranking system. Ford Motors campany implemented a forced ranking system in January 2000 and ended up paying an award of 10.5 million dollars as a result of class action suits charging that the system has a disparate impact on some subgroups of employees. Ford has since shelved its forceranking system. Overall however, there have been relatively few legal challenges to the forced-ranking system. It remains a controversial...
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...Copeland MGMT 631: Management & Organization Behavior Case 5.1 3/19/2015 The case begins by stating “rigid rankings hinder the teamwork and risk-taking necessary for innovation (Ivancevich, Konopaske, Matteson, 2011).” That being said many companies used the described ranking systems to evaluate their employees, putting them against each other and some even lead to firing of low performers. A performance review is supposed to be a time to reflect on how an employee has or has not fulfilled the expectations of the manager and the individual goals that were set. In this case analysis, the technique of rank of employees by General electrical (G.E.) and Yahoo! are looked at. Both companies have used ranking scales and are now looking for a more innovative style to rank employees but still foster a motivational atmosphere. In the past, G.E. has used a 20/70/10 split (top 20 percent, the middle 70 percent, and the low-performing 10 percent) which required managers to place employees into one of the three groups hence comparing employees against one another (Ivancevich, Konopaske, Matteson, 2011). The managers rank employees against each other and then use the ranking to determine who receives a raise, bonus, promotions, and sometimes who gets fired. Forced ranking allows the top-ranked employees to be rewarded for their hard work. Yahoo! used a similar ranking system but compared employees against a standard, not against each other (Ivancevich et al., 2011). The importance of...
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...Question 1. What's your opinion regarding forced ranking performance appraisals? Do they motivate employees? Explain. I believe forced ranking performance appraisals can be motivating for some employees and not motivating for others. Individuals with strong high-order needs who know that they will be ranked come appraisal time will strive and perform in order to achieve the highest rank possible. Other individuals with weak high-order needs might not strive for a high rank. I believe these individuals might even perform below their ability because of perceptions (i.e. "why should I work harder because so and so will get a higher rank than me anyway"). Even though I have consistently ranked high whenever evaluated under a forced ranked system in the past, I personally do not like forced ranked performance appraisals and believe they can cause an organization more harm and be less productive because of the system. I served in the U.S. Navy from 1994 until 1999. During that time I was evaluated annually by my superior(s) in a quasi forced ranked performance appraisal system. At that time in the Navy there were three evaluation marks a sailor could receive: Promotable (average), Must Promote (above average) and Early Promote (Outstanding). The evaluation one would receive weighed heavily on the sailor's likelihood of being promoted to the next rank/pay grade at the next promotion cycle, which also occurred annually several months after the evaluations were given....
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...Employee evaluations can always be a positive, encouraging, and a good outline on how they are doing in the many categories of their job responsibilities. On the other hand, it can also be considered a waste of time and doesn’t work if neither leader nor their sub-ordinates take it seriously and just go through the motions. 2.) Should the new performance review system at Vitality Health be revised? What changes would you recommend to the new performance management system? How should the changes be implemented? Carefully consider the consequences of your recommendations. According to the new performance management system, the system would institute a forced distribution model of performance rankings, shifting from an absolute ranking system to a relative one. The new system eliminated employees from receiving high rankings even when their department was failing to meet development and production goals and time to market schedules. Regarding to the new...
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...2012PGP877 2012PGP423 Executive summary Management Concerns in 2011 Vitality Health Enterprises, a medium-sized firm that manufactures health and personal care products, has experienced six straight quarters of strong revenue growth. James Hoffman, the new Senior Vice President of Human Resources, fears that the chain of success is shifting the company's focus away from effective performance management. Recently, Vitality has been faced with increasing turnover among the company's talented research scientists that may be due to a performance management system that leaves top performing employees slighted by the practice of uniform ratings. In an effort to retain top employees, the company institutes a forced distribution model of performance rankings, moving from an absolute ranking system to a relative one. Hoffman and his performance management evaluation team must assess the practical and strategic effectiveness of the new system and present their findings and recommendations to the Board. Original Performance Management System (Till 2009) Due to decreasing earnings in 2009, the company decided to adopt a new business strategy that would focus on:- 1. Adopting cost-cutting measures 2. Reviewing the current performance management system and making it coherent so as to increase employee accountability and motivation Till 2009, the company used a PMS which had 13 different rating levels (A-E and pluses and minuses) and managers were asked to rate employees on the scale based...
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...Your goal is to rank each value in its order of importance to you for each of the two lists. Study each list and think of how much each value may act as a guiding principle in your life. To begin, select the value that is of most importance to you. Write the number 1 in the blank space next to that value. Next, choose the value is of second in importance to you and write the number 2 in the blank next to it. Work your way through the list until you have ranked all 18 values on this page. The value that is of least importance to you should appear in Box 18. When you have finished ranking all 18 values, turn the page and rank the next 18 values in the same way. Please do each page separately. When ranking, take your time and think carefully. Feel free to go back and change your order should you have second thoughts about any of your answers. When you have completed the ranking of both sets of values, the result should represent an accurate picture of how you really feel about what’s important in your life. A Comfortable Life _____ a prosperous life Equality _____ brotherhood and equal opportunity for all An Exciting Life _____ a stimulating, active life Family Security _____ taking care of loved ones Freedom _____ independence and free choice Health _____ physical and mental well-being Inner Harmony _____ freedom from inner conflict Mature Love _____ sexual and spiritual intimacy National Security _____...
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...having the keyword in the title, but it will be much more difficult. 2. Use the keyword towards the top of the page in a bold (or large) font. If you’re using WordPress or Blogger to create your site, this will be taken care of for you by using your keyword in your post title. If you’re creating a site in hard HTML, make sure you use your keyword as part of a bold title at the top of the page. 3. Use the keyword within the text of the page. Many SEO sites will tell you that you must use a certain percentage of keyword density to achieve optimum rankings. In my experience this isn’t true. However, it’s wise to use the keyword two or three times on the page. If you have an exceptionally large amount of text on the page (more than 1,000 words), you can get away with using the keyword more often. 4. Use at least 300 words of total text on the page. You can of course get a ranking with less textual content. Actually, you can get a ranking with no content at all. However, this will make it much more difficult. If we’re going for optimal pages, they need to have 300+ words of content. 5. Use the keyword in a link that points to another related page. This aspect is easily taken care of by...
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...productivity and performance in the workplace. In introducing a new wellness program I am proposing that our organization implements the stress management technique of Visualization in the workplace. This is a technique that is very minimal in cost because it can virtually be done anywhere and will enable employees to benefit on a personal level as well as a professional level. People who visualize their future will develop less or no resistance to changes that correspond to their visualizations. Visualizations create positive energy, inspiration and focus. (Kerklaan, 2011) In this paper I will provide an analysis of how I would have possibly responded to other stress management techniques along with their personal effectiveness while ranking them techniques. How do you think you would have responded to other stress management techniques? Ranked in order of personal effectiveness: Visualization Deep Breathing Progressive Muscle Relaxation Mediation Yoga Massage Therapy Hypnosis Visualization- I believe that visualization is a very effective stress management technique. This method has proven benefits related to workplace, family and personal stress for individuals. Visualization is a method that be done anywhere at any time making it effective for all individuals to be benefit from. The cost and time investment is minimal for an individual to utilize this method of stress management; typically just requiring a quiet place and about 15 to 20 minutes. Deep Breathing-...
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...most responsible for the failing grade that she received. Ultimately, it was Adrian’s choice and decision to use work that was not created by herself. It is clear that Adrian thought through this process and made the decision to use a paper written by someone other than herself. Violet is next in the ranking for most responsible for the failing grade. Violet’s role in this situation included the emailing and sharing of the prewritten paper. She was the individual who gave the idea of using or purchasing a paper written by someone other than Adrian. Louise is next in the ranking. Louise provided the prewritten paper to Violet which is what Adrian used and received the failing grade. If she hadn’t provided this paper to Violet, which was forwarded to Adrian, it’s possible that Adrian would not have used a prewritten paper. Professor Johnston ranks number four. The professor posted his late policy prior to this occurrence. He made it clear to Adrian that he was unable to make any exceptions regarding his late policy when she asked for an extension. This made Adrian aware of the consequences if she were to submit a late assignment. Dean Richards is next in the ranking. He played an even smaller role in the failing grade. His role includes promoting and enforcing the Academic Integrity Policy. Although Professor Johnston escalated the situation to the Dean, the Dean ultimately determined that the paper was purchased and confirmed that Adrian violated the University’s...
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