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Making the Grade (A)

By: Robert L. Simons
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Abstract

Focuses on the dilemma of a young professor at a graduate school of business. He must decide what final grade to give a student who has worked extremely hard, but he is constrained by the school's "forced curve" grading policy. Designed to explore the multiple purposes of performance measurement (motivation, evaluation, early warning) and the assumptions that underlie performance management systems.

Keywords

Design; Management Systems; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Education Industry

Citation

Simons, Robert L. "Making the Grade (A)." Harvard Business School Case 198-083, December 1997.
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