How can one know if a whole chain of managers is weak? In practice, the chain of command seems to handle the logic of effective organisation and control adequately. Usually a single “weak link” manager (a manager whose controllable performance variables are substandard) is easily identified. But what happens when several “weak link” managers are functionally bound together. The multiple indications necessary to unmask multiple weak links are dealt with.

No abstract

No abstract

No abstract

Four experiments were conducted to study the fakability of the Engineer Performance Description Form, a forced choice appraisal scale. Two operational definitions of fakability were used in the data analyses which yielded different results. Generally, raters are able to fake or distort their ratings but are unable to estimate even with modest accuracy what rating they gave (faked). Several issues regarding performance appraisals are considered.