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Job performance is a deceptively simple term. At the most general level, it can be defined simply as “all of the behaviors employees engage in while at work.” Unfortunately, this is a rather imprecise definition because employees often engage in behaviors at work that have little or nothing to do with job-specific tasks.

— Steve M. Jex

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By definition, job performance is behavior, so job performance is rarely measured directly. More typically, what is measured is some external assessment of job performance.

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