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Testing the Effectiveness of Performance Appraisals

 
< P > P e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l i s o n e o f t h e p o p u l a r c o n c e p t s a m o n g t h e m u l t i n a t i o n a l a n d l o c a l c o m p a n i e s . T h e c o n c e p t h a s b e e n d e f i n e d b y D e V r i e s e t a l . , ( 1 9 8 1 ) a s t h e p r o c e s s w h i c h a l l o w s f i r m s t o m e a s u r e a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y e v a l u a t e a n e m p l o y e e s a c h i e v e m e n t s a n d b e h a v i o r o v e r a c e r t a i n p e r i o d o f t i m e . T h e b a s i c p u r p o s e o f u s i n g p e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l t e c h n i q u e s w i t h i n a n o r g a n i z a t i o n i s t o a l i g n t h e e m p l o y e e s e f f o r t s w i t h t h e o v e r a l l o b j e c t i v e o f t h e f i r m . < / P > < P > T h e r e h a s b e e n a w i d e s p r e a d d i s c u s s i o n w i t h i n t h e a c a d e m i c c i r c l e s a s t o h o w t o d e f i n e p e r f o r m a n c e ( P a p e r s 4 y o u . c o m , 2 0 0 6 ) . D r a w i n g u p o n B r i s c o e & a m p ; S c h u l e r ( 2 0 0 4 ) p e r f o r m a n c e c a n b e v i e w e d a s a c o m b i n a t i o n o f s e v e r a l v a r i a b l e s , s u c h a s m o t i v a t i o n , a b i l i t y , w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s a n d e x p e c t a t i o n s . I t h a s b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t t h e r e a r e c e r t a i n f a c t o r s t h a t a f f e c t e m p l o y e e s p e r f o r m a n c e m o r e t h a n o t h e r s . T h e s e f a c t o r s , a c c o r d i n g t o D o w l i n g e t a l ( 1 9 9 9 ) i n c l u d e t h e c o m p e n s a t i o n p a c k a g e ; t h e n a t u r e o f t a s k ; s u p p o r t f r o m h i g h e r m a n a g e m e n t ; t h e w o r k i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t h e o v e r a l l c o r p o r a t e c u l t u r e . < / P > < P > T h e r e a r e m a n y a d v a n t a g e s m e n t i o n e d i n t h e l i t e r a t u r e r e g a r d i n g t h e u s e o f p e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l s w i t h i n a n o r g a n i z a t i o n ( P a p e r s 4 y o u . c o m , 2 0 0 6 ) . I t h a s b e e n s u g g e s t e d t h a t i t i m p r o v e s t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e h i g h e r t o l o w e r l e v e l m a n a g e m e n t ; i d e n t i f y a r e a s o f i m p r o v e m e n t ; s h o w e m p l o y e e s t r a i n i n g n e e d s ; h e l p i n p r o m o t i o n , r e t e n t i o n a n d t e r m i n a t i o n d e c i s i o n s ; a n d m e a n s o f m a n a g e r i a l c o n t r o l ( F l e t c h e r , 1 9 9 2 ) . I n o r d e r t o t a k e f u l l a d v a n t a g e o f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l s , t h e g o a l i n d e s i g n i n g s u c h s y s t e m s s h o u l d b e c o n g r u e n t t o t h e o v e r a l l a i m a n d v i s i o n o f t h e c o m p a n y . F o r i n s t a n c e , i t i s e v i d e n t t h a t t h e r e i s a d i r e c t c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f e m p l o y e e s a n d t h e i r r e w a r d s a s b u s i n e s s e s d o s e e k c r e a t i o n o f w e a l t h a s t h e i r p r i m a r y g o a l . T h e r e f o r e o n e o f t h e i n c r e a s i n g l y a d o p t e d u s e s o f p e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l s i s t o m o t i v a t e e m p l o y e e s t o p e r f o r m b e t t e r b y l i n k i n g i t w i t h r e w a r d p a c k a g e s . < / P > < P > T h e c o n c e p t a n d i t s u s e s c a n b e f u r t h e r e x p l a i n e d w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e e x a m p l e o f N o k i a . N o k i a h a s i n c o r p o r a t e d p e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l s i n i t s c o m p e n s a t i o n p l a n s f o r i t s e m p l o y e e s . T h e c o m p a n y h a s a d o p t e d t h e p h i l o s o p h y o f p a y - f o r - p e r f o r m a n c e a n d t h e r e f o r e m e a s u r i n g a n d g a u g i n g d i f f e r e n t p e r f o r m a n c e i n d i c a t o r s o f e a c h e m p l o y e e i s e s s e n t i a l t o t h e c o m p a n y . N o k i a i s a n i n n o v a t i v e f i r m w i t h a g l o b a l m a t r i x s t r u c t u r e a n d a t y p i c a l l i n e m a n a g e m e n t c o n f i g u r a t i o n a t t h e c o u n t r y l e v e l . T h e r e f o r e t h e p e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l s y s t e m c a l l e d I n v e s t i n g i n P e o p l e h a s b e e n d e s i g n e d a s 3 6 0 d e g r e e f e e d b a c k a n d e l e c t r o n i c b r i e f i n g s e s s i o n s ( P o l l i t t , 2 0 0 4 ) , w h i c h a r e p e r f e c t l y a l i g n e d w i t h t h e s t r u c t u r e a n d o v e r a l l a i m o f t h e c o m p a n y . < / P > < P > I t c a n b e c o n c l u d e d f r o m t h e d i s c u s s i o n t h a t v a l u a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l o b j e c t i v e s a r e s e r v e d w i t h t h e h e l p o f p e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l s a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s s h o u l d u s e t h e t e c h n i q u e b y a l i g n i n g t h e p e r f o r m a n c e p a r a m e t e r s w i t h t h e i r o v e r a l l m i s s i o n a n d v i s i o n . < / P > < P > R e f e r e n c e s : < / P > < P > B r i s c o e , D . & a m p ; S c h u l e r , R . ( 2 0 0 4 ) , I n t e r n a t i o n a l H u m a n R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t 2 n d E d . , R o u t l e d g e < / P > < P > D o w l i n g e t a l ( 1 9 9 9 ) , I n t e r n a t i o n a l H u m a n R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t M a n a g i n g P e o p l e i n a M u l t i n a t i o n a l C o n t e x t 3 r d E d . , I n t e r n a t i o n a l T h o m s o n P u b l i s h i n g < / P > < P > D e V r i e s , D . L . , M o r r i s o n , A . M . , S h u l l m a n , S . L . , G e r l a c h , M . L . ( 1 9 8 1 ) , P e r f o r m a n c e A p p r a i s a l O n T h e L i n e , C e n t e r f o r C r e a t i v e L e a d e r s h i p , G r e e n s b o r o , N C < / P > < P > F l e t c h e r , C . ( 1 9 9 2 ) , P e r f o r m a n c e m a n a g e m e n t : i t s n a t u r e a n d r e s e a r c h b a s e , i n D e v e l o p i n g a P e r f o r m a n c e - o r i e n t e d C u l t u r e ( E d s ) , A s s o c i a t i o n f o r M a n a g e m e n t E d u c a t i o n a n d D e v e l o p m e n t < / P > < P > P o l l i t t , D . ( 2 0 0 4 ) , N o k i a C o n n e c t s H R P o l i c y w i t h C o m p a n y S u c c e s s , H u m a n R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t I n t e r n a t i o n a l D i g e s t , V o l . 1 2 N o . 6 , p 3 0 - 3 2 < / P > < P > P a p e r s F o r Y o u ( 2 0 0 6 ) " P / H R / 2 4 4 . P e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l a n d 3 6 0 d e g r e e a s s e s s m e n t " , A v a i l a b l e f r o m h t t p : / / w w w . c o u r s e w o r k 4 y o u . c o . u k / s p r t h r m 1 2 . h t m < / P > < P > [ 2 2 / 0 6 / 2 0 0 6 ] < / P > < P > P a p e r s F o r Y o u ( 2 0 0 6 ) P / H R / 2 0 8 . P e r f o r m a n c e a p p r a i s a l a n d e m p l o y e e f e e d b a c k " , A v a i l a b l e f r o m P a p e r s 4 y o u . c o m [ 2 1 / 0 6 / 2 0 0 6 ] < / P >
Author: Verena Veneeva
 
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Verena Veneeva is a renowned writer. Verena likes to compose articles about this field.
 
 
 

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