Human resource departments are sometimes unintentionally to blame for supervisors falling into the central tendency bias when evaluating employees,particularly when a human resource department
A)informs supervisors not to cause any trouble with the union
B)requires supervisors to justify very high or low ratings
C)feels that it cannot replace a poor employee in a key position
D)doesn't want to deal with grievances
E)is in the process of downsizing

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When human resource departments require supervisors to justify very high or low ratings, supervisors may feel pressured to avoid extreme ratings and fall into the central tendency bias.

Human Resource Departments Are Sometimes Unintentionally to Blame for Supervisors