Ronald,a mid-level manager,resents the time it takes to manage subordinates' performance.He comes up with a great technique.He notes how often an employee arrives late for work in the morning or returns late from lunch or breaks.He judges all aspects of employee behavior based on promptness (good)or tardiness (bad).What technique should be employed to correct the kind of performance observation error Ronald has made?
A)Use a ranking technique.
B)Use a forced distribution technique.
C)Get other raters involved in the process.
D)Require Ronald to maintain the time logs over the entire rating period.
E)Train Ronald to time more effectively.

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Getting other raters involved in the process can provide a more holistic view of the employee's performance and reduce the impact of any one rater's observation errors. This will also help ensure that Ronald's biased observation of punctuality is not the sole basis for evaluating performance.

Ronald,a Mid-Level Manager,resents the Time It Takes to Manage Subordinates