An Appraisal of Performance Appraisal Summary Results of a Large Scale Study.

Abstract

The results of an organizational study of performance appraisal are reported. The study documented performance appraisal objectives, beliefs and assumptions described and evaluated the company's performance appraisal system; and made recommendations regarding performance appraisal practice. On site interviews, questionnaires, and personnel records served as data sources. Over 2000 superior/subordinate pairs responded to questionnaires. Analysis of the data revealed importances between supervisors and subordinates about objectives of personnel performance appraisal. In addition, the two groups had different beliefs and assumptions about performance appraisal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA106865

Entities

People

  • Monty Mohrman
  • Susan Resnick

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Feedback
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • Manpower
  • Materials
  • Motivation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Perception
  • Performance Appraisals
  • Questionnaires
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Supervisors
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Business
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Organizational Psychology.