Pay-for-Performance

2. Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)

The Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS) is job-specific, or at least occupationally specific. BARS was developed to eliminate the worst inherent features of graphic rating scales.

The factors and the degree statements are arrived at through a complex system in which a group of experts who know the content of the job sort out behavior statements. The format itself is not different from that of a graphic rating scale, except that the BARS dimensions and steps have been carefully arrived at for each job. Below is an example of a behaviorally anchored rating scale.

3. Behavioral observational scale (BOS)

The Behavioral Observational Scale (BOS) states a behavior and asks the rater to indicate where an employee's performance falls on a scale. Below is an example of a BOS.