BestMart Industrial and Organizational Psychology Discussion

Essay questions about Industrial and organizational psychology. It’s easy questions but time is limited so it’ll be great if you can start it right away. you don’t need to answer every question but Please finish as much as possible before time runs out.

Question 1, answer (a) and (b): In class, we covered Typical Performance (TP) and Maximum Performance (MP) in some depth. Assume that Yixian, the head of Human Resources of a large retail chain called BestMart, which is extremely similar to Walmart, has hired you as a consultant.

(a) Based on the research on TP and MP, should Yixian be concerned only with TP, or only with MP, or with both TP and MP? Explain why.

(b) Aside from your answer to (a), what other implications regarding TP and MP would Yixian be well-advised to take into account as she develops effective hiring and training practices at BestMart?

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Question 2: Based on Murphy and Cleveland’s (1995) Foundational Model of the performance appraisal process, describe what “performance judgments” and “performance ratings” are, and explain the differences between them. Why is it important to distinguish between “performance judgments” and “performance ratings”?

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