This study focused on the following themes: The history of performance appraisals from an
ancient arbitrary practice to a structured formal educational and development tool; the case …

On the surface, it is not readily apparent how some performance appraisal research issues
inform performance appraisal practice. Because performance appraisal is an applied topic, it …

Despite the popularity of performance appraisals as management tools, there is an ongoing
debate among practitioners, academicians, and scholars regarding the true efficacy of …

One of the most common means of managing employees within organizations is the
performance appraisal. Despite the plethora of research available on performance …

The improvement of performance appraisal systems is a matter of sharing a social definition
of performance appraisal that is congruent with the original intent decided by the …

Organizations use many performance appraisal formats, but an ideal form still eludes us.
This article moves closer to an ideal performance appraisal system. Research assessing all …

The performance appraisal process has been the focus of much researcher and practitioner
attention. In spite of this attention, methods used in performance appraisal are generally …

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the uses and tools for performance appraisal in the
workplace. Many organizations appear to be reluctant when it comes to conducting …

Most new managers tend to be fearful of assessing the performance of their employees.
However, when planned in advance, performance assessment sessions need not be …

Purpose This paper aims to review the challenges of performance appraisal in organizations
and argue that these challenges can and must be overcome. Design/methodology/approach …