Question

As the human resource director, Trisha provides each manager with a breakdown of the metrics for employee performance measurement. She asks them to evaluate their staff against the standards provided in these metrics. Trisha is providing the managers with a(n) _____ device.

Answer 1

Complete Question:

As the human resource director, Trisha provides each manager with a breakdown of the metrics for employee performance measurement. She asks them to evaluate their staff against the standards provided in these metrics. Trisha is providing the managers with a(n) _____device.

A. incentive

B. value

C. procedure

D. control

E. process

Correct Option:

Trisha is providing the managers with a control device.

Option: D

Explanation:

• Controls are the measures used to assess subunit output and make decisions as to how well certain subunits are controlled by the managers.
• Control in an organizational environment or regulation includes the systems and processes that govern, direct and safeguard an entity.
• This is, along with planning, coordinating and leading, one of the four main managerial roles.
• Organizational management's most common form, or method, is top down control.
• Through top-down influence, high-level managers make decisions, and information flows down to the organisation's lower-level workers.