key terms organ. chap. 8

Question	Answer
psychological contract	employee´s perception of exchange relationship with organisation, promised outcomes, contributions by employee
realistic job preview	honest assessment of advantages and disadvantages of part. job and organisation
performance appraisal	evaluating performance to encourage employee motivation and performance and to provide info to be used in managerial decision making
subjective measures	measures based on individual perceptions
graphic rating scale	subjective measure on which performance is evaluated along a continuum
behaviourally anchored rating scale (BARS)	subjective measure on which specific work-related behaviours are evaluated
behavioural observation scale (BOS)	subjective measure on which the frequency with which employee performs a behaviour is indicated
360-degree appraisal	employee´s performance is evaluated by a number of people (e.g. peers, subordinates, superiors, customers..)
merit pay plan	plan that bases pay on performance
comparable worth	idea that jobs of equivalent value should carry same pay rates regardless of other differences
career	sum of work-related experiences throughout a person´s lifetime
boundaryless career	career not tied to a single organisation, person has variety of kinds of work experiences in diff. organisations
career goals	experiences, positions, or jobs that employees would like to have in the course of their career
career plateau	position from which the chances of obtaining a promotion becomes very small

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