1. Sanchawa, Denis H
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS
11/5/2012 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
2. Definitions
Performance appraisal is the process of
assessing the performance or progress of an
employee, or a group of employees on the
given job, as well as his potential for future
development.
Performance appraisal or Performance
evaluation is a method of evaluating the
behaviour of employees in a work place,
normally including both the quantitative and
qualitative aspect of job performance.
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3. Meaning and description
Thus, performance appraisal comprises all
formal procedures used in organisations to
evaluate the contributions, personality, and
potential of individual employees. In other
words, performance appraisal includes the
comparison of performance scales of different
individuals holding similar areas of work
responsibilities and relate to determination of
worth of the scales for the achievement of
organisaton objective.
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4. Meaning and descriptions
Performance appraisal is a systematic
evaluation of the employees performance at
work. Performance appraisal is a process of
evaluating an employees performance on a
job in terms of its requirement.
It is a process of estimating or judging the
value, excellence, qualities of status of some
object, person or thing.
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5. Characteristics of performance
appraisal
A Process : Performance appraisal is not a
one-act play. It is rather a process that
involves several acts or steps.
Systematic Assessment : Performance
appraisal is a systematic assessment of an
employee‘s strengths and weakness in the
context of the given job.
Main Objective : The main objective of it is to
know how well an employee is going for the
organisation and what needs to be improved in
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6. Characteristics----
Scientific Evaluation : It is an objective, unbiased
and scientific evaluation through similar measure
and procedures for all employees in a formal
manner
Periodic Evaluation :appraisal of an individual
employee is likely to occur at certain intervals
through out that person‘s history of employment
(say quarterly, six monthly, annually, etc.)
Employee Feedback : Performance appraisal
system provides information to employees on how
well they are doing their jobs, and this feedback is
provided to them when it is relevant.
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7. Purpose of performance
appraisal
Appraisal Procedure : It provides a common
and unified measure of performance appraisal
to the employees.
Decision Making : Performance appraisal of
the employees helps in decision making by
the management.
Work Performance Records : Performance
appraisal gives us a complete information in
the form of records regarding every employee.
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8. Purpose of performance
appraisal
4. Employees Development : Performance
appraisal guides
5. Enables Supervisors to be More Alert and
Competent :
6. Merit Rating . It enables them to make more
careful analysis of personnel in the
organization.
7.It improve employee employers relation.
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9. Uses of performance appraisal
Helps in deciding promotion
Helps in personnel actions such as demotion
,transfers and layoffs
Helps in wage and salary administration
Helps in training and development
Helps in personnel research in the field of
personnel management.
Helps in self evaluation
Help in creating healthy competition because it
brings out the deficiencies and shortcomings of
the employees.
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10. Essentials for effective
performance appraisal system
Mutual trust between supervisors and
employees
Clear objectives
Standardization
Training
Job relatedness
Strength and weakness
Feedback and participation
Individual differences
Post appraisal system
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11. Essentials----
Post appraisal interview
Review and appeal
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12. Steps for effective performance
appraisal
Establishing performance standard
Communicating performance standards to
employee
Measuring actual performance
Comparing actual standards with performance
Discussing the appraisal with the employee
Initiating corrective actions.
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13. Methods of performance
appraisal
Traditional methods
Ranking method
Grading method
Man to man comparison method
Graphic rating scale
Modern methods
Mbo
Assessment centre method
360 degree feedback and etc
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14. Assignment one(individual)
Performance appraisal is not merely for
appraisal but is for accomplishment and
improvement of performance. Discuss
Submission: Friday 5th October 2012 at 10:00
Am.
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