Research Reference Library

Top : Research - Here you'll find research on the use and effectiveness of performance appraisals and management. Some may be academic or complex in nature.

Performance Appraisal Research: A Critical Review of Work on “The Social Context and Politics of Appraisal”

By A Jenkins - This paper reviews existing literatures on the analysis of performance appraisal (PA) paying special attention to those which try to take into account the “social context” of appraisal systems and processes. The special place of political action within these processes is underlined and the different levels at which politics need to be considered in research are outlined. Research on politics is considered and shown to lack an adequate consideration of the social relations involved in the reciprocal interactions between PA tools and processes and users interpretation and manipulation of them. ^{Newest Additions} (Added: 9-Feb-2010 Hits: 20 )

Views of Teachers On Performance Appraisals...

By na - This is an M.A. thesis done in Malaysia, relating to appraisal in education but it contains a nice review of the literature, generally, on performance appraisals ^{Newest Additions} (Added: 3-Mar-2010 Hits: 0 )

5Why Are We Ignoring Performance Appraisal Research (pdf)

By Regina Glover - Article (containing various research citations) summarizes some of the findings from research on performance appraisals and how to make them work (Added: 13-Dec-2004 Hits: 1612 )

A Comparison of Three Methods of Performance Appraisal With Regard to Goal Properties, Goal Perception, and Ratee Satisfaction -- Tziner et

By Tziner et al - Research article that compares three different employee rating systems, including BARS (behaviorally anchored rating systems). (Added: 14-Oct-2004 Hits: 1445 )

Annual Review of Psychology: Performance evaluation in work settings.

By RD Arvey - Psychologists have long been attentive to the issue of defining, understanding, and evaluating performance within work contexts. This chapter constitutes the first independent and separate treatment of recent research on this topic in an Annual Review format. (Added: 3-Dec-2002 Hits: 1402 )

Competency-Based Performance Appraisals: Improving Performance Evaluations of School Nutrition Managers and Assistants/Technicians

By Evelina W. Cross, PhD, RD; Amelia Estepa Asperin, PhD; Mary Frances Nettles - The purpose of the research was to develop a competency-based performance appraisal resource for evaluating school nutrition (SN) managers and assistants/technicians. (Added: 27-Nov-2009 Hits: 118 )

Content Issues of HR-Related Performance Measurement: A Total Quality Management Approach, Management Science, Strathclyde University

By Soltani E, Gennard J - This study presents a literature survey designed to discuss the value that can result from using a combination of system and person factors when measuring employee performance in quality-focused organisations. This exploration of the content of appraisal begins with a brief overview of the 'hard' aspect i.e. statistical approach, and 'soft' aspect i.e. people-based approach of quality management. PDF (Added: 17-Dec-2002 Hits: 1087 )

Abstracts Or Pay To Read (5) ^new: Unfortunately, much of the quality research on performance appraisals and performance management is either not available online, or is only available with the appropriate subscription. We recognize some people need references and research and have the funds and are willing to register, so we include this section containing links to research and abstracts requiring a fee.