You are the director of HR for a medium-sized regional utility company.Your CEO attended a speech by Jack Welch,and now she wants to implement his "differentiation" performance appraisal system in the company.This system is similar to ranking and forced distribution.You have some concerns about the appropriateness this system because
A) this system works best in unionized workplaces and your company is nonunion.
B) this system can be applied to managerial jobs, but not to non-managerial jobs.
C) the performance measures in this system tend to be both contaminated and deficient.
D) forced distribution systems have been subjects of discrimination lawsuits.

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Forced distribution systems, like the one proposed by Jack Welch, often categorize employees into different performance levels, typically forcing a certain percentage of employees into predetermined categories (e.g., top, middle, and bottom performers). This can lead to discrimination lawsuits if employees feel they have been unfairly categorized or if the system disproportionately affects certain groups of employees.

You Are the Director of HR for a Medium-Sized Regional