Formal performance appraisal systems:
A)should be used as disciplinary devices rather than as constructive feedback tools aimed at helping employees improve.
B)provide clues to the supervisor's own performance and may suggest where the supervisor must improve.
C)rarely help supervisors identify areas in which employees need improvement.
D)generally result in all the employees of a team receiving the same merit raises.

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Formal performance appraisal systems should provide constructive feedback aimed at helping employees improve, but they can also provide clues to the supervisor's own areas for improvement. This is important because supervisors should also receive feedback and work to improve their own performance.

Formal Performance Appraisal Systems