Performance Appraisal Methods
A Comparison of the Different Performance Appraisal Methods: Traditional, 360 Degree and TQM Performance Appraisal Systems Maria Helen Maras and Efstratios Papanis “The term performance appraisal has been called by many names, including performance review, performance evaluation, personnel rating, merit rating, employee appraisal or employee evaluation. A performance appraisal has been defined as any personnel decision that affects the status of employee regarding their retention, termination, promotion, transfer, salary increase or decrease, or admission into a training program” (Hansen, 2004). It is considered a process through which an organization retrieves information on how well an employee is doing his or her job (Gerhart, Hollenbeck, Noe, & Wright, 2003). “Performance appraisals are essential for the effective management and evaluation of staff. Appraisals help develop individuals, improve organizational performance, and feed into business planning. Formal perform...