FEATURES OR CHARACTERISTICS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
The following are the characteristics of Performance Appraisal:
1. A Process:
Performance appraisal is not a 'one-act play'. It is rather a process that involves several acts or steps.
2. Systematic Assessment:
Performance appraisal is a systematic assessment of an employee's strengths and weaknesses in the context of the given job.
3. Main Objective:
The main objective of it is to know how well an employee is doing for the organisation and what needs to be improved in him.
4. Scientific Evaluation:
It is an objective, unbiased and scientific evaluation through similar measures and procedures for all employees in a formal manner.
5. Periodic Evaluation:
Although informal appraisal tends to take place in an unscheduled manner (on a continuous) basis with the enterprises as supervisors evaluate their subordinates' work and as subordinates appraise each other and supervisors on a daily basis, yet the systematic (i.e. formal) appraisal of an individual employee is likely to occur at certain intervals throughout that person's history of employment (say quarterly, six-monthly, annually, etc.)
6. Continuous Process:
In addition to being periodic, performance usually is an ongoing process. It means that appraisals are regularly scheduled and are not dumped on the employee on whimsical dates without relevance. The process has not been broken in a person's history of employment. However; the periodicity of appraisal may be changed as per the needs of the situation.
7. Employee Feedback:
The performance appraisal system provides information to employees on how well they are doing their jobs, and this feedback is provided to them when it is relevant.
RELATED TOPIC
Characteristics of Human Resource Management
Objective of Human Resource Management
Scope of Human Resource Management
