Dixon Manufacturing is a large firm that produces automotive parts for sports cars.Employees at Dixon receive annual performance appraisals from their supervisors.However,top executives at Dixon have decided that performance appraisals should be conducted more frequently and that a new method of appraisal should be implemented.
-Which of the following,if true,best supports the argument that the forced distribution method is the most appropriate performance appraisal tool for Dixon to use?
A) Employees at Dixon are provided training opportunities based on performance appraisal results.
B) Dixon executives want the firm to become a high performing work system within five years.
C) Dixon will be reducing its workforce and eliminating the lowest performing employees.
D) Supervisors at Dixon work with HR to hire, fire, and train all employees.

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C)An alternative approach,called a forced distribution method PA and sometimes referred to as a stacked ranking system,assigns employees to groups that represent the entire range of performance.For example,three categories that might be used are best performers,moderate performers,and poor performers.A forced distribution approach,in which the rater must place a specific number of employees into each of the performance groups,can be used with this method.

Dixon Manufacturing Is a Large Firm That Produces Automotive Parts