Performance Appraisal
Performance Appraisal
Nearly all organizations seek to monitor the job performance of their members through an evaluation system. Employees who perform their jobs well are usually rewarded and those who do not are penalized. Although all organizations have adopted methods for personnel appraisal, their effectiveness is still a matter of dispute. Performance appraisal may be measured by quantitative and qualitative aspects of the job performance, against such factors as job knowledge, quality and quantity of output, initiative, leadership abilities, supervision, dependability, co-operation, judgment, health, and various other aspects of jobs. Thus performance appraisals is the assessment of employee performance in past, to improve his future performance. Performance appraisal may be defined as:
(1) According to “ Dale S. Beach”- ‘The systematic evaluation of the individual with respect to his or her performance on the job and his or her potential for development’
(2) According to “Flippo”- ‘A systematic, periodic and so far an impartial rating of an employee’s excellence in matters pertaining to his present job and to his potential for a better job’.
It is a powerful tool to calibrate, refine and reward the performance of the employee. It helps to analyze his achievements and evaluate his contribution towards the achievements of the overall organizational goals.
By focusing the attention on performance, performance appraisal goes to the heart of personnel management and reflects the management’s interest in the progress of the employees.
Banking services is one sector where a great degree of attention is being paid to Performance Appraisal Systems. Several of the public sector banks (PSBs) have changed their PAS or are in the process of changing them. State Bank of India has recently adopted an open system of appraisal. Its
Nearly all organizations seek to monitor the job performance of their members through an evaluation system. Employees who perform their jobs well are usually rewarded and those who do not are penalized. Although all organizations have adopted methods for personnel appraisal, their effectiveness is still a matter of dispute. Performance appraisal may be measured by quantitative and qualitative aspects of the job performance, against such factors as job knowledge, quality and quantity of output, initiative, leadership abilities, supervision, dependability, co-operation, judgment, health, and various other aspects of jobs. Thus performance appraisals is the assessment of employee performance in past, to improve his future performance. Performance appraisal may be defined as:
(1) According to “ Dale S. Beach”- ‘The systematic evaluation of the individual with respect to his or her performance on the job and his or her potential for development’
(2) According to “Flippo”- ‘A systematic, periodic and so far an impartial rating of an employee’s excellence in matters pertaining to his present job and to his potential for a better job’.
It is a powerful tool to calibrate, refine and reward the performance of the employee. It helps to analyze his achievements and evaluate his contribution towards the achievements of the overall organizational goals.
By focusing the attention on performance, performance appraisal goes to the heart of personnel management and reflects the management’s interest in the progress of the employees.
Banking services is one sector where a great degree of attention is being paid to Performance Appraisal Systems. Several of the public sector banks (PSBs) have changed their PAS or are in the process of changing them. State Bank of India has recently adopted an open system of appraisal. Its