CV8011- Academic Year 2020/2021 Semester 2

Tutorial 7 on Performance Management System

1. All companies have formal and informal means to appraise their employees’
performance on the job. Why do companies have their employees’ performance
measured and evaluated at regular intervals instead of simply leaving them alone to
do their job?

2. Can performance on some jobs simply not be measured? Why or why not?

3. Describe the appraisal process. How should it work?

4. Identify ways to make performance evaluations more effective. Do you believe one
of your suggestions is of higher priority than the others? Explain.

5. MBO can be an effective method of performance appraisal and a powerful tool of

management. Notwithstanding so, there are also potential problems in such a
system. What are the pitfalls and how can these be overcome?

6. How does the global nature of business affect performance management systems?