Staff Appraisal

Conclusions

• Staff appraisal systems are regulative, controlling methods which reflect the normative ideas of modern human resource management.
• Millions of employees undergo formal appraisal and a lot of organisational attention and resource is invested in their operation. These are practical issues.

• As they exist - they need to be done well and preferably with a critical eye. Companies spending money on such policies need to be very quizzical about what they can or cannot achieve. If the policy an act of faith - with no real evidence at all that the "big, corporate scheme approach" really works?
• Is the promise greater than what is actually delivered. Are they really effective? What are the ethical and unethical aspects of staff appraisal?
• The tension between control and development is evident. Many appraisal schemes embrace both.
• The development aspirations need to emphasise a supportive, constructive conversation rather than bureaucratic, unilateral form-filling.

Despite the problems, organisations continue to implement staff appraisal. The practical problems remain and business managers (an national agencies that impose requirements to appraise staff) should be critical about such policies and their implementation in particular to resolve:

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