BU288 Lecture Notes - Malcolm Gladwell
Document Summary
If an organization were to read this article after creating an appraisal system in the workplace they may feel that their system is inadequate. It implies that there is really no correct way to use set conditions to measure different variables. One thing an organization could take away from the article would be to create different surveys for different positions and rankings in the company. This would help eliminate such vast difference between the subjects that are being measured. It should show companies that when making important decisions particularly regarding hiring and firing that these results should only be taken lightly and the whole picture should be considered. Some obstacles that might get in the way of employee appraisals could be difference in seniority, length of time at the company, different work tasks just to name a few. It would be extremely difficult to create one survey that could be used companywide due to these differences.
