An effective performance management system must have all the following characteristics EXCEPT
A) it must link organizational strategy to ultimate results.
B) it must allow individual employees flexibility in how they will achieve ultimate results.
C) it must translate organizational strategies into unit-level actions.
D) it must assign unit-level actions to individual employees.

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While flexibility can be beneficial for employees, it is not an essential characteristic of an effective performance management system. The other three characteristics listed are critical to ensuring that organizational strategy is translated into specific actions and ultimately achieved.

An Effective Performance Management System Must Have All the Following