Which performance appraisal system requires supervisors to rate employees by placing a designated percentage of staff into specific performance categories (e.g., top 10%, middle 70%, bottom 10%)?

Explanation

• Forced Distribution Method (popularized by GE’s Vitality Curve or ‘rank and yank’) forces evaluators to fit employees into a predetermined normal distribution curve.
• It eliminates central tendency and leniency biases but can damage teamwork and employee morale if used rigidly.