RUNNING HEADER: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

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[Name of Ins!i!#!ion" [Da!e"

Performance Appraisal Introduction $a! is an appraisal% An appraisal is &isc#ssion 'e!(een an emplo)ee an& !$e imme&ia!e s#per*isor ($ic$ pro*i&es a for#m for !$e emplo)ee !o reflec! on $is+$er performance, &isc#ss career aspira!ions an& &e*elopmen! nee&s an& recei*e fee&'ac-, I! also ens#res !$a! !$e emplo)ee is clear a'o#! ($a! is e.pec!e& in !erms of (or- o'/ec!i*es an& s!an&ar&s of performance0 emplo)ees are appraise&0 An appraisal is &esi1ne& !o ens#re !$a! emplo)ees are in !#ne (i!$ &e*elopmen!s in !$e '#siness0 2o ens#re !$a! in&i*i&#als an& !eams are mana1e& !o ac$ie*e 3$i1$ le*els of or1ani4a!ional performance0 2o enco#ra1e people !o lin- !$eir performance !o !$e o'/ec!i*es of !$e or1ani4a!ion an& respon& !o increase& compe!i!ion (i!$in !$e in&#s!r)0 Discussion 5no(le&1e, s-ill an& a'ili!), ') !$emsel*es, canno! 1#aran!ee performance0 2$e lin-in1 fac!or is mo!i*a!ion0 Performance is a *i!al lin- in E.pec!anc) 2$eor)0 2$ere are lin-a1e 'e!(een effor! an& performance, performance an& re(ar&, re(ar&s an& *al#e, as percei*e& ') people0 Hence performance e*al#a!ion or appraisal pla)s a *i!al role in 6E.pec!anc) Mo&el7 of emplo)ees8 mo!i*a!ion0 Does !$is (or& performance mean effec!i*eness, efficienc) or pro&#c!i*i!) of !$in1s li-e less n#m'ers of acci&en!s, less a'sence or 1rie*ances% Effec!i*eness is !$e ac$ie*emen! of o'/ec!i*es9 efficienc) is !$e ra!io of o#!p#! !o inp#! in !erms of mone) or effor!0 Pro&#c!i*i!) is a1ain n#m'er of i!ems pro&#ce&0 :#! !$ere are /o's ($ere all !$ese fac!ors are no! e.plici! or ;#an!ifia'le0 For e.ample, a s#per*isor ($o is a !as-< mas!er ma) 1e! 'e!!er pro&#c!i*i!) '#! !$e (or-ers are #n$app) an& non<coopera!i*e0 Else($ere morale an& mo!i*a!ion of (or-ers are *er) $i1$ '#! o#!p#!s in !erms of n#m'ers are less0 Does !$is mean !$e secon& s#per*isor is less effec!i*e !$an !$e firs!% S)s!emic performance appraisal $as 'een a&op!e& ') $)

*ario#s or1ani4a!ions, as a means of $elpin1 !$e s#per*isors+mana1ers !o e*al#a!e !$e (or- of !$eir s#'or&ina!es0 2$is (ill also assis! !$e (or-ers+/#niors !o come #p in !$eir career !$ro#1$ promo!ion, 'ase& on !$eir o'/ec!i*e assessmen! of !$eir performance0 I! also ser*es !$e p#rpose of -no(in1 !$e effec!i*eness of recr#i!men! an& selec!ion process as (ell as !rainin1 an& &e*elopmen!0 2$is (ill also impro*e /o' sa!isfac!ion 'eca#se i! $elps !$e s#'<or&ina!es !o o*ercome !$eir s#spicion a1ains! !$eir s#periors on c$ar1es of fa*ori!ism an& &iscrimina!ion0 2$is (ill also impro*e !$e in!erpersonal rela!ions$ip in !$e or1ani4a!ion0 Responsi'ili!) of performance appraisal lies (i!$ line mana1emen! assis!e& ') personnel mana1er in !$e s!aff role0 Ho( &oes one meas#re s#ccess in !$e '#siness arena an& inform emplo)ees of !$eir s#ccesses an& fail#res% Mana1ers an& e.ec#!i*e ali-e $a*e pon&ere& s#c$ a !opic an& concl#&e& !$a! !$ro#1$ !$e s!ra!e1ic #se of performance appraisals one can mo!i*a!e, inform an& a&/#s! emplo)ee 'e$a*ior0 =o' performance appraisals are an e.!remel) impor!an! par! of an) emplo)ee mana1emen! s)s!em an& !$ro#1$ 1ainin1 a soli& #n&ers!an&in1 of !$e proce&#re mana1ers an& emplo)ees ali-e can 'enefi! an& se! clear 1oals an& e.pec!a!ions !$a! (ill c#! &o(n on !$e risfor #nnecessar) emplo)ee !#rno*er0 2o 1ain a 'e!!er #n&ers!an&in1 of !$is prac!ice i! is impor!an! !o e.amine a familiar performance appraisal #se& in !o&a)8s '#siness en*ironmen! an& &issec! !$e res#l!s so impro*emen!s can 'e ma&e on !$e s)s!em o*erall0 2$e specific appraisal inspec!s fi*e core compe!enc) areas of emplo)ee performance !o meas#re s#ccess in !$e (or-place0 2$e areas of compe!enc) s#r*e)e& incl#&e& e*er)!$in1 from acc#rac) an& ;#ali!) of (or- !o crea!i*i!) an& ini!ia!i*e0 2$e appraisal is *er) specific !o !$e compan) as a ($ole0 Ins!ea& of 'ein1 &epar!men! specific, i! foc#ses on 1eneral pop#la!ions0 2$ro#1$ !$is approac$, emplo)ees &o no! feel sec#re 'eca#se !$eir performance appraisal reflec!s (or- for 1eneral pop#la!ion !$a! one emplo)ee ma) no! necessaril) $a*e !o &eal (i!$0 I!

is impor!an! !o 'e appraise& 'eca#se performance appraisals pro*i&e emplo)ees an& mana1ers (i!$ oppor!#ni!ies !o &isc#ss areas in ($ic$ emplo)ees e.cel an& !$ose in ($ic$ emplo)ees nee& impro*emen!0 Performance appraisals are con&#c!e& once a )ear0 2$e follo(in1 are possi'le res#l!s of performance appraisal0 Promo!ions > 2$e process of performance appraisal $elps !$e emplo)er i&en!if) emplo)ees (i!$ po!en!ial !o 1ro( f#r!$er in !$eir careers, !$ese emplo)ees (ill consi&ere& for promo!ions 'ase& on !$e a*aila'ili!) of a s#i!a'le *acanc) Demo!ions > Emplo)ees ($o are fo#n& !o 'e performin1 'elo( !$e e.pec!e& s!an&ar&s (ill 'e relie*e& of !$eir &#!ies an& &eplo)e& !o a lo(er posi!ion ($ere !$e) (ill perform 'e!!er0 Commen&a!ion ? Salar) Incremen! > I! is !$ro#1$ !$e process of appraisals !$a! performers (ill 'e i&en!ifie& an& recommen&e& for ele*a!ion or salar) incremen!, Ho(e*er (e m#s! no!e !$a! I! is no! Man&a!or) !$a! !$e process of performance appraisal (ill res#l! in!o salar) incremen!, !$is can 'e &one p#rel) on mana1emen!8s &iscre!ion0 Me!$o&s of Appraisal 2o a&&ress !$e process of &esi1nin1 an appraisal pro1ram is !o &e!ermine me!$o&s of e*al#a!ion0 N#mero#s me!$o&s $a*e 'een &e*ise& !o meas#re !$e ;#an!i!) an& ;#ali!) of emplo)ee8s /o' performance0 Eac$ of !$e me!$o&s &isc#sse& co#l& 'e effec!i*e for some p#rposes, for some or1ani4a!ions0 None s$o#l& 'e &ismisse& or accep!e& as appropria!e e.cep! as !$e) rela!e !o !$e par!ic#lar nee&s of !$e or1ani4a!ion or of a par!ic#lar !)pe of emplo)ees0 :roa&l), all !$e approac$es !o appraisal can 'e i&en!ifie& in!o @iA pas!<orien!e& me!$o&s, an& @iiA F#!#re<orien!e& me!$o&s0

Conclusion 2$is paper pro*e& !o 'e a *er) -no(le&1ea'le e.perience for me ($ere I &isc#sse& a'o#! !$e performance appraisals0 =o' performance appraisals are an e.!remel) impor!an! par! of an) emplo)ee mana1emen! s)s!em an& !$ro#1$ 1ainin1 a soli& #n&ers!an&in1 of !$e proce&#re mana1ers an& emplo)ees ali-e can 'enefi! an& se! clear 1oals an& e.pec!a!ions !$a! (ill c#! &o(n on !$e ris- for #nnecessar) emplo)ee !#rno*er0

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