At a motorcycle manufacturing unit, a supervisor determines that an employee must produce 10 units of a good in an hour. He then compares the actual performance of all employees against this parameter. The appraisal conducted by the supervisor is an example of the
A) checklist approach.
B) work-standards approach.
C) behaviorally anchored rating scales method.
D) paired-comparison method.

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The supervisor is using work standards to appraise the performance of the employees. The supervisor has set a specific standard of 10 units per hour and is comparing the actual performance against this standard. Therefore, the best choice is option B, the work-standards approach. Options A, C, and D are not applicable in this scenario.

At a Motorcycle Manufacturing Unit, a Supervisor Determines That an Employee