Comparing Co-Workers and Motivation

Case 5.1: Comparing Co-Workers against Each Other: Does this Motivate Employees
Cheryl Hull
Florida work of Technology

Organizational Behavior and Management
Professor Steven Seay
July 24, 2012

Abstract
A performance polish up is supposed to be a time to reflect on how an employee has or has not fulfilled the expectations of the manager and the individual goals that were set. They be supposed to be a time of learning and mentorship. nearly techniques used to assess an employees performance are rating scales, register techniques, comparison methods, and 360° feedback (Kokemuller, 2012). All of the techniques have pros and cons so it cant be said that one is much effective of sincerely judging an employees work ethic and therefore more adept at evaluating the recognition that an employee should force back. In a champaign by Eric Mosley (2012), it was found that 45% of human resources leaders dont hazard annual performance reviews are an accurate appraisal for employees work. And 42% dont think employees are rewarded fairly for their job performance.
In this case presentation, the technique of rank of employees by General electrical (G.E.) and Yahoo! are looked at. Both companies have used ranking scales and are now looking for a more inovative style to rank employees but still foster a motivational atmosphere.



In the past, G.E. has used a 20/70/10 split which required managers to place employees into one of the three groups hence comparing employees against one another (Ivancevich, Konopaske, Matteson, 2011). Yahoo! used a similar ranking system but compared employees against a standard, not against each other (Ivancevich et al., 2011). The importance of rank is what determines any extra compensation that the employee receives, however, ranking employees can also be ruinous to teamwork and morale.
Question 1
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