Performance Appraisal Flashcards
is the specific
and formal evaluation of an employee
conducted to determine the degree to
which the employee is performing his or
her job effectively.
Performance appraisal
is the general
set of activities carried out by the
organization to change (improve)
employee performance.
Performance management
The process by which an employee’s contribution to the
organization during a specified period of time is assessed.
Performance Appraisal
Performance appraisal done by
an employee’s manager and
often reviewed by a manager
one level higher.
Supervisor Appraisal
Performance appraisal done by the employee being evaluated, generally on an appraisal form completed by the employee prior to the performance review.
Self-Appraisal
Performance appraisal of a superior by an
employee, which is more appropriate for
developmental than for administrative purposes.
Subordinate Appraisal
Performance appraisal done by one’s fellow employees, generally on forms that are complied into a single profile for use in the performance interview conducted by the employee’s manager.
Peer Appraisal
Performance appraisal, based on TQM concepts, that recognizes team accomplishment rather than individual performance.
Team Appraisal
is traditionally and most typically the supervisor of the employee being appraised.
rater
The one being rated should have a clear
and unbiased view of his or her
performance.
ratee
involves having the manager rank-order, from top to bottom or from best to worst, each member of a particular work group or department.
simple ranking method
performance appraisal involves comparing each individual employee with every other individual employee.
paired comparison method
involves grouping employees into predefined frequencies of performance ratings.
forced distribution method
occur when the rater compares people
against one another instead of against an objective standard.
contrast errors
occur when the rater tends to use
only one part of the rating scale.
Distributional errors
