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Book SynopsisCompiling extensive research findings with real insights from the business world, this must-read book on performance appraisal explores its evolution from the classic appraisal to its current form, and the methodology behind its progression. Looking forward, Aharon Tziner and Edna Rabenu emphasize that well-conducted appraisals combine a mixture of classic and current, and are here to stay.
The book first presents a primer to performance appraisals, covering the role of management, the appraisers, and external and political influences. The authors then present ways to improve the appraisal system through training, methodology and diversification. Consequently, they outline the key questions and opportunities facing the research and business communities, including the rapidly developing technological and democratic workforce. In particular, the authors highlight the need for the creation of a ''climate of performance'' and innovation in research, for the betterment of both the individual employee and society as a whole.
Improving Performance Appraisal at Work is a comprehensive guide for researchers in business and management, human resource management and organizational behavior. The authors cover an extensive array of issues relating to the role of employee performance appraisal, making this book an excellent advisory text for those in professional human resource roles.
Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: A PRIMER 1. Performance at Work and its Appraisal: Demarcation of the Field 2. The performance appraisal system (PAS) 3. Decisions for PA Methods 4. Effectiveness of Performance Evaluation Formats 5. Organizational Environment Factors Influencing the Appraisal Process 6. Performance Appraisal and Political Considerations in the Workplace 7. External Environment Factors Influencing the Appraisal Process 8. Performance Evaluation of Work Teams 9. The Feedback Interview PART II WAYS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM 10. Ways to Improve the Appraisal System I: Rater training 11. Ways to Improve the Appraisal System II: Alternative Strategies for Assessing and Evaluating Performance PART III PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN A CHANGING WORLD: THE OUTLOOK 12. Where are Performance Appraisals headed? The debate from a business perspective 13. Beyond Performance Appraisal: To performance management & firm-level performance 14. Performance Appraisal: The outlook and future directions 15. Performance Appraisal and Beyond: Directions for future research and application References Index
