Which of the following is the best way to reduce the possibility of discrimination in a performance management process?
A) Use a method such as forced distribution to rank employees and avoid scoring everyone at the same level.
B) Base employee evaluations on an objective standard such as, number of parts produced during the evaluation period.
C) Evaluate employees based on a similar-to-me approach so that all employees are scored based on the same standard.
D) Use a global performance measure rather than individual performance dimensions so that you have one overall evaluation score.
E) Create contaminated performance measures so that all aspects of the individual's job are captured.

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Baseline evaluations on objective standards will make the process more objective and, therefore, reduce the possibility of discrimination. This approach ensures that performance is measured based on quantitative measures, and discrimination is less likely to occur. A and E utilize methods that are easy to skew and impose bias on the performance measurement, so they may actually increase the chances of discrimination. C employs a similar-to-me approach, which might further entrench bias in the performance evaluation process. D relies on a global performance measure, which does not capture details of individual performance and is less effective in encouraging behavioral change.

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