Performance Management and the Employee Appraisal Process

Please textbook as a source:
Managing Human Resources
Snell & Bohlander

Web sites: http://managementstudyguide.com/performance-appraisal.htm
https://www.opm.gov/services-for-agencies/performance-management/performance-appraisals/

Open Sources: (i.e. Credible Websites, Yahoo, Goggle, InfoTrac, LexisNexis, EBSCO, InfoPlease.com
Select one the following METHODS for performance appraisal:

Trait methods
Behavioral methods
Results methods

Select two ASPECTS of a performance appraisal from the following list:

Strategic Relevance
Criterion Deficiency
Criterion Contamination
Reliability
Compliance with the Law
Appraiser Training

Write a five (5) page paper (double spaced) addressing the following:

Select an industry or organization that has many occupational positions within it (the retail industry, the transportation industry, a marketing organization, or others) and explain why you chose this particular one.
Give an example of a job title for which each of the above METHODS would be an appropriate performance appraisal method.
Explain the special challenges for each of the ASPECT areas and what would be the impacts on employees and employers if the challenges were not addressed?
Describe the characteristics of an ideal appraisal system.