Forced Ranking Sample comprised of 330 randomly selected HR professionals. Analyzing 330 responses of 2,084 emails sent, 1991 received (response rate = 16%) Survey fielded April 12 – April 18, 2005; presentation generated on April 19, 2005. Margin of error is +/- 4.1%.

Does your organization utilize forced ranking (e. g Does your organization utilize forced ranking (e.g., a system whereby a specified percentage of those being evaluated must received the highest and lowest ratings) to evaluate employees?

Choice Count Percentage Answered Does your organization utilize forced ranking (e.g., a system whereby a specified percentage of those being evaluated must received the highest and lowest ratings) to evaluate employees? Choice Count Percentage Answered Yes, and some employees are dismissed based on the results 2 0.6% Yes, and employees may or may not be dismissed based on the results 24 7.3% Yes, but no employees are dismissed based on the results 17 5.1% No, we do not use forced ranking in our performance evaluations 276 83.7% No, we do not conduct performance evaluations 11 3.3%