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The design of the sample plan is restrictive because of Assess the training and development needs of
the busy schedule of employees employees.
Formats of appraisal system and key performance Identify the strengths and weaknesses of employees.
indicators are widely used Decide upon a pay raise (increments).
Determine whether human resource programs such, as
V. SAMPLE DESIGNING selection, training and transfers have been effective or
not.
A sample of 50 empoyees were selected on a total and Form a basis for personnel decisions-salary (merit)
the percentage of employees in data analyis are forund increases, promotions, disciplinary actions, etc.
using the formula Provide the opportunity for organizational diagnosis and
Percentage = (no of respondants /sample size)*100 development.
Improved performance throughout the organization due - The actual performance (Key performance area) of an
to: employee is then compared to the predetermined grade
- Effective communication of organization’s objectives definitions.
and values - Appraisee is allotted with the grade, which describes
- Increased sense of cohesiveness and loyalty. his performance in the best possible manner.
- Managers are better equipped to use their leadership - Any grade that is selected should be well defined.
skills and to develop their staff. 4. Graphic Scales
Improved overview of tasks performed by each member - A printed form, one for each person to be rated is used.
of a group. - The factors included in the form are Employee
Identification of ideas for improvement. characteristics such as leadership, cooperativeness,
Communication to people that they are valued. enthusiasm, loyalty etc. or Employee contribution which
2. For the Appraiser: includes quantity and quality of work, specific goals
Opportunity to develop an overview of individual jobs. achieved, regularity of attendance, responsibility
Opportunity to identify strengths and weaknesses of assumed etc.
appraises. - The traits can be evaluated on continuous scale – the
Increased job satisfaction. appraiser places a mark along a continuum (range).
5. Checklist
Opportunity to link team and individual objectives with - A series of questions are presented concerning an
department & organizational objectives. appraiser’s behavior.
Opportunity to clarify expectations that the manager has - The appraiser has to reply to the questions in either
from teams and individuals. negative or positive tone- (Yes/No).
Opportunity to re-prioritize targets - The value of each question may be weighted I.e. one
Means of forming a more productive relationship with can have predetermined scale and scoring to those
staff based on mutual trust and understanding. questions.
Due to all above Increased sense of personal value 6. Essay
3. For the Appraise: - A blank form is given to the appraiser.
Increased motivation and job satisfaction. - The form contains main heading such as employees’
Clear understanding of what is expected and what needs characteristics, attitudes, job knowledge, potential etc.
to be done to meet expectations. - The appraiser is asked to put in words his impressions
Opportunity to discuss aspirations and any guidance, about the employee..
support or training needed to fulfill these aspirations. - It gives specific information about the employee.
Improved working relationships with the superior. 7. Confidential Reporting
Opportunity to overcome the weaknesses by way of - It is the most traditional way of appraising employee’s
counseling and guidance from the superior performance. The basic assumption here is that since the
Performance Appraisal Techniques: superior is in direct contact he knows his subordinates
Traditional Methods of Appraisals: better than any other and hence his appraisal would be
1. Ranking more appropriate.
In this, the superior ranks his/her subordinates in order of - The superior writes a paragraph or so about his
their merit, from best to worst. subordinate’s strengths, weaknesses, intelligence,
- It is done in a competitive group. attitude to work, attendance, conduct and character, work
- It is done by placing the appraise on numerical scales efficiency, etc.
I.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. in the total group. 8. Critical Incident Method
- Ranking of an appraise on his job performance/traits - Initially a set of noteworthy (good or bad) on-the-job
against that of another member. behaviors is prepared. This is usually in the form of
2. Person-to-Person/Paired Comparison incidents.
Under this method the appraiser compares each - These incidents are given to a group of experts who
employee with every other employee, one at a time. assign scale values depending upon the degree of
- Certain key performance areas/traits are developed. desirability for the job.
E.g.: Leadership, Creativity, Initiative etc. - This checklist is used by superiors for evaluating the
- A scale for each factor is designed. employees.
- A scale of people is also created for each factor. - This method helps in identifying the key areas where
- Each Appraisee is compared to every other person on the employees are weak or strong.
the scale. - It emphasizes rating on objective evidence and helps in
- Certain scores for each factor are awarded to the counseling.
appraisee. 9. Forced Choice Technique
3. Grading - In forced choice system the appraiser is forced to
- Certain categories of traits/performance criteria, which choose one from among a group of 4 statements that best
are worth of appraising, are established. E.g. fits the individual being rated and one which least fits
cooperativeness, self-expression, dependability, job him.
knowledge etc. - Each statement is given a value or a score.
- The evaluator does not know the score value of each of its members. Management by Objectives is
statements; hence he cannot show any favor towards the primarily to change the behavior and attitude towards
appraise. getting an activity or assignment completed in a manner
- The method of arranging the traits involves a long that it is beneficial for the organization. Management by
process from getting the description of “good” or “bad” objectives is a result-oriented process, wherein emphasis
employees to establishing their validity and reliability. is on results and goals rather than a prescribed method.
Modern Methods of Appraisal: A number of companies have had significant success in
1. Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales: broadening individual responsibility and involvement in
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) work planning at the lowest organizational levels.
is a relatively new technique which combines the graphic Management by Objectives is a process having following
rating scale and critical incidents method. It consists of basic steps:
predetermined critical areas of job performance or sets of I. Set Organizational Goals
behavioral statements describing important job II. Joint Goal Setting
performance qualities as good or bad (for eg. the III. Performance Reviews
qualities like inter-personal relationships, adaptability IV. Set check posts
and reliability, job knowledge etc). In this method, an V. Feedback
employee’s actual job behaviour is judged against the 5. 360º Feedback
desired behaviour by recording and comparing the The 360º Feedback process is called multi-
behaviour with BARS. Developing and practicing BARS source assessment, taps the collective wisdom of those
requires expert knowledge. who work most closely with the employee, superiors,
2. Human Resource Accounting Method colleagues (peers), direct reports and possibly internal
Human resources are valuable assets for every and often external customers. The collective intelligence
organization. Human resource accounting method tries these people provide on critical competencies or specific
to find the relative worth of these assets in the terms of behaviors and skills gives the employee a clear
money. In this method the performance of the employees understanding of personal strengths and areas ripe for
is judged in terms of cost and contribution of the development. Employees also view this performance
employees. The cost of employees include all the information from multiple perspectives as fair, accurate,
expenses incurred on them like their compensation, credible, and motivating.
recruitment and selection costs, induction and training As the 360º Feedback process better serves the needs of
costs etc whereas their contribution includes the total employees, it serves the changing needs of their
value added (in monetary terms). The difference between organizations too. Organizations are reducing hierarchy
the cost and the contribution will be the performance of by removing layers of management and putting more
the employees. Ideally, the contribution of the emphasis on empowerment, teamwork, continuous
employees should be greater than the cost incurred on learning, individual development, and self-responsibility.
them. The 360º Feedback Model aligns with these
3. Assessment Centers organizational goals to create opportunities for personal
An assessment centre typically involves the use of and career development.
methods like social/informal events, tests and exercises, 360 degree appraisal has four integral components:
assignments being given to a group of employees to 1. Self appraisal
assess their competencies to take higher responsibilities 2. Superior’s appraisal
in the future. Generally, employees are given an 3. Subordinate’s appraisal
assignment similar to the job they would be expected to 4. Peer appraisal.
perform if promoted. The trained evaluators observe and
evaluate employees as they perform the assigned jobs
and are evaluated on job related characteristics.
The major competencies that are judged in
assessment centers are interpersonal skills, intellectual
capability, planning and organizing capabilities,
motivation, career orientation etc. assessment centers are
also an effective way to determine the training and
development needs of the targeted employees.
4. Management by Objectives
The concept of ‘Management by Objectives’ (MBO)
was first given by Peter Drucker in 1954.
Management by Objectives is basically a process
whereby the superior and the subordinate managers of an
enterprise jointly identify its common goals, define each
individual’s major areas of responsibility in terms of the
results expected of him and use these measures as guides
for operating the unit and assessing the contribution of
Electronic Appraisal System (e-APPRAISAL) they observed the poor goal setting skills of managers at
e-Appraisal is a recently introduced method of the start of each employee appraisal cycle (36%).
performance appraisal that eliminates paper work. E- In effect, only a little over one third of HR
Appraisal simplifies and enhances the employee professionals thought that managers complete thorough
performance appraisal process. It provides an performance assessments. Another one third of
organization with a powerful tool to help develop respondents openly disagreed. Not even half (46%)
organization’s critical talent all year round. It is easier to thought the system worthwhile considering the amount
conduct e-Appraisals by automating the time-consuming time expended in conducting and reporting the
process of administrating employee performance evaluations.
reviews. It is flexible and can be customized to suit an With such a dismal picture painted, what role is
organization’s needs. The comprehensive workflow the executive currently playing in supporting the
makes it easy for human resource professionals to performance management system in their organization?
manage the process by approving appraisal forms, The good news is that nearly three quarters of all survey
monitoring the status and sending automatic email respondents (74%) felt the support of senior managers
notifications to managers.. for the system. So beringly, that still leaves one in four
organizations struggling with displaying confidence in
VIII. REVIEW OF LITERATURE their appraisal process at the top level.
With such widespread support from top
Top Leadership Perspectives on Performance management, why are organizations struggling with their
Management performance management processes? Perhaps the answer
by Leslie Allan AIMM MAITD lies in how the leadership team views the importance of
How important is your leadership team's their performance management system. According to the
support of the performance management system in your HR professionals surveyed, in only one third of
organization? Sibson Consulting's 2010 study into the organizations do the executive strongly or mostly
attitudes of human resources professionals towards their consider the appraisal system business-critical.
appraisal systems sheds some interesting light on the According to the respondents, the same number of
value of top level endorsement. executive teams consider the process a mostly pencil
Sibson Consulting teamed up with pushing exercise.
WorldatWork, an association of human resources people, And perhaps it is this attitude to the system that
in mid-2010 to survey HR staffs on performance prevents top managers' supporting words from being
management practices and the challenges they were translated into real action. Only 40% of survey
facing in their organizations. The survey was conducted respondents reported seeing their leaders model the right
in a number of countries and with organizations ranging behaviors. As a case in point, in only 65% of
from just a few employees to large multinationals. From organizations did senior management require completed
the 750 people that responded, we can draw a picture of employee evaluations for all employees.
the current state of performance management in How important then is senior management's
organizations today. support for the performance management system in
To begin with, what are the key messages from driving business results? The survey designers tackled
the report? One maybe not surprising finding that shone this question by separating companies into quartiles
through was the low confidence that human resources according to shareholder value over a three year period.
professionals had in the efficacy of their performance The survey authors found 87% of respondents working
management processes. Although 91% of respondents in the top quartile of companies feel their senior
reported that their organization had a performance managers publicly support the performance management
management system in place, over one quarter (28%) process. This contrasts with 66% of respondents working
said that their managers regarded the appraisal process as in the bottom quartile of companies feeling likewise. The
an administrative burden only. margin between the top and bottom performers is not
Alarmingly, not even half of those surveyed huge, but it is significant.
(47%) saw their performance management system as Of more significance is the difference in
helping their organization achieve its strategic number that felt that their senior management team did
objectives. In addition, less than one third (30%) not support the process. Here, only 3% of respondents in
reported their employees as trusting the system. Overall, the top quartile reported the lack of top management
less than half of all respondents (43%) regarded their support. Contrast this response with the 14% working in
performance management system as effective. the bottom quartile companies. The implications are
HR professionals reported three key challenges clear. Top leadership support is an important factor in
to making their systems more beneficial to their the success of any performance management system. As
organization. They said that appraising managers lacked this survey shows, HR professionals by and large enjoy
the courage to have difficult performance conversations that support. The next challenge for HR managers is to
with employees (63%). Secondly, they lamented that translate verbal support for the system into modeled
managers viewed performance management as a HR behaviors.
process not critical to business success (47%). Thirdly,
Interpretation:
It is evident that 36% of employees strongly
Interpretation: agree with the statement,44% of employees agree with
It is evident that 80% of employees strongly the statement , 16% of employees neutral with the
agree with the statement,14% of employees agree with statement and 4% of employees strongly disagree with
the statement , 6% of employees neutral with the the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
statement and 0% of employees strongly disagree with statement that performance appraisal is the method
the statement that performance appraisal is the method which gives a proper assessment of your contribution to
needed in the organization. the organization
Interpretation: Interpretation:
It is evident that 60% of employees strongly It is evident that 16% of employees
agree with the statement,30% of employees agree with expectations match every time . 56% of employees
the statement , 6% of employees neutral with the expectations match often. 24% of employees
statement and 4% of employees strongly disagree with expectations match some times. 4% of employees
the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
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expectations match rarely and 0% of employee thing is performance appraisal system should match your
expectations never match for the statement how often performance.
their performance assessment match to their
expectations.
Interpretation:
It is evident that 60% of employees strongly
agree with the statement,30% of employees agree with
Interpretation: the statement , 10% of employees neutral with the
It is evident that 10% employees satisfaction is statement and 0% of employees strongly disagree with
very high 22% of employees satisfaction was high 64% the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
of employees satisfaction was average 4% of employees statement that performance appraisal system helps to
satisfaction was low 0% of employee satisfaction was identify the strength and weakness of the employee
very low for the statement what is your satisfaction level
with the current appraisal system.
Interpretation:
Interpretation: It is evident that 24% of employees strongly
It is evident that 20% of employees responded agree with the statement,44% of employees agree with
to most important. 70% of employees to very important. the statement , 64% of employees neutral with the
10% of employees responded to important and 0% of statement and 10% of employees strongly disagree with
employees were responded to less important for do you the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
statement that performance appraisal helps in improving the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
competencies of employee. statement that performance rating is helpful for the
management to provide employee councelling.
Interpretation:
It is evident that 28% of employees strongly Interpretation:
It is evident that 32% of employees strongly
agree with the statement,56% of employees agree with
agree with the statement,60% of employees agree with
the statement , 12% of employees neutral with the
the statement , 08% of employees neutral with the
statement and 4% of employees strongly disagree with
statement and 0% of employees strongly disagree with
the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
statement that are you satisfied with existing system of
performance appraisal. statement that performance appraisal is helpful in
reducing grievances of the employees.
Interpretation:
Interpretation:
It is evident that 22% of employees strongly
It is evident that 24% of employees strongly
agree with the statement,56% of employees agree with
agree with the statement,72% of employees agree with
the statement , 22% of employees neutral with the
the statement , 04% of employees neutral with the
statement and 0% of employees strongly disagree with
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Interpretation:
It is evident that 30% of employees strongly
agree with the statement,66% of employees agree with
the statement , 4% of employees neutral with the
statement and 0% of employees strongly disagree with Interpretation:
the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the It is evident that 22% of employees strongly
statement that do you feel comfortable discussing any agree with the statement,56% of employees agree with
differences opinion about your performance rating with the statement , 22% of employees neutral with the
your appraiser. statement and 0% of employees strongly disagree with
the statement and 0% of the employees disagree with the
statement that promotion should be based on
performance.
X. CONCLUSION
From this study we have come to know that the
organization make use of 360 degrees appraisal method
in order to appraise the performance of their employees.
And the purpose of the performance appraisal in this
organization is wage increase. The employees of the
organization are comfortable with the existing
performance appraisal method and they want it to be
improved in some of the areas in order to differentiate
performs and non-performers because some of them feel
that the performers are not recognized. I feel that
existing performance appraisal should be followed by
recognizing the work in the form of granting awards
/merit certificates in order to motivate the employees.
Finally I conclude that an effective and efficient
appraisal system is imperative for a company to achieve
financial success and organizational objectives.
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