Conducting Performance Appraisals

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With performance appraisals becoming the new norm, their importance has grown, and they have become a way to evaluate candidates for job promotions and who gets saved during layoffs. Many different factors go into assessing and performing a performance appraisal; the first one is deciding at what level you need to start evaluating for a performance appraisal. The second factor to take into account is how do you measure your appraisal? Do you differentiate by candidate or who does more and how fast they do it? Performance appraisals are used administratively whenever they are the basis for a decision about the employee’s work conditions, including promotions, terminations, and rewards. (Gomez-Mejia, 2012, p.223). Performance appraisals compare work performed against measurable objectives that the employee and supervisor agreed to at the beginning of the appraisal period (smallbusiness.chron.com). If the employee does not meet the objectives as agreed upon, this may have a downstream effect on their salary, chances for advancement, and it could lead to termination. The manager plays a critical role in the administrative process of the performance appraisal. When the manager conducts the performance appraisal, it must be thorough, accurate and performed on a timely basis. In a situation where the employee is terminated due to their appraisal and rating, the business might find itself having to defend its validity. The performance appraisal can be applied to the individual employee or a team/group of employees. Administratively, a performance appraisal for a team should serve as a tool to determine which employee or employees are not pulling their weight in the organization. Team performance appraisals as... ... middle of paper ... ...end up in a legal battle over discrimination. If you follow your criteria and stay within the law, you should be in good standing. References Balkin, D.B., Cardy, R.L., Gomez-Mejia, L.R. (2012). Managing Human Resources: Upper Saddle River: Preston Employers Association. (2014, March 12). Retrieved March 11, 2014 from The Employers Association People and Performance: www.employersassociation.com Wicks, D., (n.d.) Differences Between Individual & Team Performance Evaluations Retrieved March 13, 2014 from www. smallbusiness.chron.com Gray, C., (n.d.) Team vs. Individual Performance Appraisals. Retrieved on March 13, 2014 from www.smallbusiness.chron.com Heathfield, S. (2013) How Can Managers Improve Performance. Retrieved March 12, 2014 from http://humanresources.about.com/od/performanceappraisal/f/improve-performance- appraisals.htm

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