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Employee Performance Appraisal
1. Performance appraisal usually takes the form of a
periodic interview in which the work performance of the
subordinate is examined and discussed, with a view
identifying weaknesses and strengths as well as
opportunities for improvement and skills development.

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2. In many organizations — but not all — appraisal results
are used, either directly or indirectly, to help determine
outcomes.

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3. That is, the appraisal results are used to identify the
better performing employees who should get the majority
of available pay increases, bonuses, and
promotions.

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4. By the same , appraisal results are used to
identify the poorer performers who may require some form

of counseling, or in extreme cases, demotion, dismissal or
decreases in pay.

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5. Organizations need to be aware of laws in their country
that might restrict their capacity to employees or
decrease pay.

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6. Whether this is an appropriate use of performance
appraisal — the assignment and justification of rewards
and penalties — is a very uncertain and matter; few
issues in management stir up more controversy than
performance appraisal.

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7. There are many sources — researchers,
management commentators, psychometricians — who
have expressed doubts about the validity and reliability of
the performance appraisal process.

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8. Some have even suggested that the process is so
inherently that it may be impossible to perfect it
(Derven, 1990).

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9. At the other , there are many strong advocates of
performance appraisal; some view it as potentially "the
most crucial aspect of organizational life" (Lawrie, 1990).

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10. Between these two views lie various schools of belief;
while all the use of performance appraisal, there are
many different opinions on how and when to apply it.

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