Why is performance appraisal important?

Directly effects ....?

Uses of performance appraisal

Note: was originally designed to  promote and increase salary

• Identifying workers strenth and weaknesses
• Used when making decisions about salary increases, promotions and transfers
• Developing strategies for increasing employees' value to the organiaztion 

Performance Appraisal

By providing an objective basis for evaluating workers, performance appraisal helps eliminate charges of _________ and bias.

It motivates workers to work harder as a way to

Favoritism

obtain higher salary and faster promotions

Characteristics of

Performance Appraisal

• Elicit employee change as do to modify behavior.
• Provide basis for making compensation decisions
• Provide basis for making promotion/transfers and termination decisions
• Must motivate employees to work harder

Methods of Performance Appraisal