1. Forced Ranking
Sample comprised of 330 randomly selected HR professionals.
Analyzing 330 responses of 2,084 s 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%.

2. 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?

3. 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%