The question of whether or not a system works truly depends upon the quality of the rater, not the system used. ... Now to answer the second question of how fair these systems are, it again relies largely on the rater. ... Generally, the raters chosen to perform the employee evaluations are the crux of the system's success or failure. If the rating system, whether the technique used is the: rating scales system, forced choice system, essay system, critical incidents system, behavior scales system, 360-degree system, feedback system, ranking and paired comparisons system, MBO (Management...

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The main focus of this essay will be on cyber communities that offer a different dimension of human interaction from traditional geographically bound communities. ... A person who has had difficulty integrating into real life communities for various reasons including prejudice, social, or personal reasons could find it an easier issue to combat in cyber space by simply creating an identity, or several, that is socially acceptable or even popular and reap the benefits of a welcome and accepted member of their chosen community, such as heightened self esteem and confidence and the feeling of bei...

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The question of whether execution is a "cruel" form of punishment may no longer be an argument against capital punishment now that it can be done with lethal injections, but it is still an "unusual" form of punishment in that it only applies to a select number of individuals which continues to make the death penalty completely discriminatory and arbitrary. ... A number of states sought to resolve the discriminatory and arbitrary nature of the death penalty by simply sentencing everyone to death that was convicted of first-degree murder, but the Supreme Court rejected this proposal saying tha...

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