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What are Behavioral Observation Scales (BOS)? Meaning.

Behavioral Observation Scales (BOS) is a performance appraisal technique for assessing the performance of an employee as part of an appraisal process. The BOS technique involves a process of identifying the key tasks for a job. Unlike the similar Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales, the BOS technique evaluates employees according to how frequently they exhibit the required behavior for excellent performance.

The various measures of behaviors can be weighted to reflect the relative significance of the measurement for the job. The (weighted) scores for each of the observed behaviors are added up to produce the overall job performance score.

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The Absense of Certain Behaviours makes the Differences
Often, it is the absence of a certain types of behavior that makes the difference. The success yielding behaviors is often taken for granted, but the absense of certain behaviors is noticed....

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🔥	NEW Why are People Missing Certain Behaviors? Why is there an absence of certain behaviours at the expense of others? This should probably be traced back to parental upbringing as one fundamental institution that provides nature and nurture ... 3 4 comments

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Fairness of Managers and Leaders: are Fair Leaders More Effective?

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