Several firms have claimed to have dropped performance appraisals completely and focused entirely on performance management. Much of this reaction stems from the use of .

forced-distribution method

Explanation:

Forced-distribution method is a rating system that is used to evaluate performance and it is used world wide. The supervisor uses predetermined criteria to rank employees into 3 or more categories.

Usually the categories are excellent, good, or poor categories.

It is also called the bell curve method because the graph appears as a bell curve. Find attached illustration.

Few employees fall under the extremes of excellence and poor, while the bulk fall under good.

Employees border this method because it shows visually performance between employees.