The process by which a manager examines and evaluates an employee's work behavior by comparing it with pre-set standards, documents the results of the comparison, and uses the results to provide feedback to the employee is:
a. coaching.
b. peer review.
c. self-evaluation.
d. performance appraisal.
D
Performance appraisal means evaluating the work of others. It is the process by which a manager examines and evaluates an employee's work behavior by comparing it with pre-set standards, documents the results of the comparison, and uses the results to provide feedback to the em-ployee to show where improvements are needed and why.
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