Performance Appraisal and Feedback
Performance AppraisalThe evaluation of employees’ job performance and contributions to their organization.
Performance FeedbackThe process through which managers share performance appraisal information, give subordinates an opportunity to reflect on their own performance, and develop with subordinates, plans for the future.
Behavior AppraisalsAssesses how workers perform their jobs—the actual actions and behaviors that exhibit on the job.
Focuses on what a worker does right and wrong and provides good feedback for employees to change their behaviors.
Results appraisalsManagers appraise performance by the results or the actual outcomes of work behaviors
Objective appraisalsAssesses performance based on facts (e.g., sales figures).
Subjective appraisalsAssessments based on a manager’s perceptions of traits, behavior, or results.
Graphic rating scales
Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS)
Behavior observation scales (BOS)
Forced ranking systems
Performance FeedbackThe process through which managers share performance appraisal information, give subordinates an opportunity to reflect on their own performance, and develop with subordinates, plans for the future.
Behavior AppraisalsAssesses how workers perform their jobs—the actual actions and behaviors that exhibit on the job.
Focuses on what a worker does right and wrong and provides good feedback for employees to change their behaviors.
Results appraisalsManagers appraise performance by the results or the actual outcomes of work behaviors
Objective appraisalsAssesses performance based on facts (e.g., sales figures).
Subjective appraisalsAssessments based on a manager’s perceptions of traits, behavior, or results.
Graphic rating scales
Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS)
Behavior observation scales (BOS)
Forced ranking systems
Types of Performance Appraisal
Trait AppraisalsAssessing subordinates on personal characteristics that are relevant to job performance.
Disadvantages of trait appraisalsEmployees with a particular trait may choose not to use that particular trait on the job.
Traits and performance are not always obviously linked
It is difficult to give feedback on traits.
Disadvantages of trait appraisalsEmployees with a particular trait may choose not to use that particular trait on the job.
Traits and performance are not always obviously linked
It is difficult to give feedback on traits.





