PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
Performance appraisal is a tool to help the supervisor meet the objectives of the department and organization. The benefits of conducting performance appraisals include providing information necessary for improving performance and motivating employees. Managers use this information for decisions on promotions.

TYPES OF APPRAISALS
Types of commonly used performance appraisal techniques include:
Graphic rating scales. Alternation ranking method Paired comparison method Forced distribution method

PAIRED COMPARISON METHOD

Paired-comparison method: A performance appraisal that measures the relative performance of employees in a group. This is a method of performance evaluation that results in a rank ordering of employees to come up with a best employee.

STEPS TO CONDUCT PAIRED COMPARISON

Employees are ranked by comparing all the employees with each other.
1. The supervisor places a +/- mark next to the name of the employee. whose performance is better or worse. 2. The process is repeated, comparing the first employee s performance with that of the other employees. 3. Then the supervisor compares the second employee on the list with all the others, and so on until each pair of employees has been compared. 4. The employee with the most + marks is considered the most valuable.

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Advantages It is possible to determine who is the best and who is the poorest. Very easy to use. Disadvantages It is evaluated without any basis of data. This method makes some employees look good at the expense of others.