When Xavier Joined Big Tuna Corporation as Its Human Resource

When Xavier joined Big Tuna Corporation as its human resource manager,he was surprised to hear some of the executives repeatedly laughing over stories about how the company's founder ensured that his fraternity brothers moved into management positions.According to the stories,these employees had a routine of Friday-night drinks and basketball,during which time they painted rosy pictures of one another's accomplishments-stories that embellished the performance appraisals and influenced later staffing decisions.Xavier talked to some employees about performance management at Big Tuna and learned that the system was widely viewed as corrupt.What can Xavier do,besides discouraging the storytelling,to decrease the political behavior related to performance management?

A) He should learn to accept political behavior,because it occurs in every organization.
B) He should make sure that raters are accountable to each employee being evaluated.
C) He should make sure appraisal results are directly linked to highly desirable rewards.
D) He should persuade executives not to tolerate or ignore distorted ratings.
E) He should train managers to list only the accomplishments their employees are aware of.