PROBLEMS IN PERFORMANCE

APPRAISAL
Problems
Associated
Varying Standards

Halo/Horn Effect

Personal Bias

Comparison Rating

Central Tendancy

Recency Effect
 Varying
Standards
Problem Example Solution

The evaluators uses A teacher wont give The rater must use
different standards same grades to all the same standards
and expectations for students, few times it and weights for every
different depends on the employee
employees who are affection that the
performing similar teacher has towards a The rater should be
jobs specific student able to show coherent
arguments in order
to explain the
difference
 Halo
Effect
Problem Example Solution

When a evaluator If a employee was Train evaluator to

rates an employee absent for few days recognize the problem
high on all items but the evaluator has and differentiating
because of one a good relationship the person with the
characteristic that he with him, then rating performance they do
or she likes will be higher in all
other areas of work in
order to balance it
 Personal Bias
Problem Example Solution

The manager rates A manager treats The re-examination is

according to his or her someone different done by higher-level
values and prejudices because he or she managers to correct
which distort the belongs to different such appraising
rating religion or lower caste because they are
supposed to be more
The differentiations partial
can be made due to
the ethnic group,
gender, age,
religion, sex,
appearance, etc.
 Comparison
Rating
Problem Example Solution

The evaluator may If a teacher has to The rating should

have tendency to evaluate 2 students reflect the actual
evaluate a persons who usually wont performance of an
performance by complete their individual but not by
comparing with homework but one is comparing with
others performance silent and other one is others performance
rather than his or her naughty then teacher
individual will give more marks
performance to silent one
 Recency
Effect
Problem Example Solution

The evaluator may When a professor In order to avoid

evaluate an gives grades to the these the evaluator
employee by students based on should use some
comparing his latest their last week methods such as
performance but not performance but not documenting both in
his or her entire his or her entire positive and
years performance semester negative aspects
performance and should also
consider past
performances
 Central
Tendency
Problem Example Solution

When the evaluator If evaluator is using 7 Each group member

gives average score pointer scales then he should be evaluated
to a group, the or she will rate all the individually based on
member in group employees in the his or her contribution
who have performed range of 3-5
excellent work will
also get average
score