Functions of Performance Reviews Part 1 of 3
Functions of Employee Performance Reviews, Employee Performance Appraisals
Performance reviews (also referred to as performance appraisals and performance evaluations) serve many useful purposes for any
type of organization no matter how large or small.
These functions include:
Basis for Performance Reviews
The purpose of a performance appraisal is to provide regular
feedback to all employees at all levels in an organization.
One of the ways this is achieved is with the use of competencies. Competencies allow an organization to define what job
actions and values are important enough to be measured. This also allows employees to understand what actions are
important in their job and if they are meeting or exceeding expectations they were hired for
A performance review helps in determining who the key employees
in an organization are. It also brings out
challenges for the management to keep the rest of the employees motivated and ensure that they keep working at
optimum levels. In addition, it allows the management to adopt certain techniques in order to correct the behavior
of the poorly performing employees.
Setting up of Work Goals
Performance appraisals present an opportunity for
the management to discuss work responsibilities and agree
on common goals
with the employees. The employee and his manager also discuss the employee's objectives at the start of each year or review period.
Managers aid their employees in identifying their objectives
by making them understand the relationship between their work and the
departmental/organizational goals. The manager along with the
employee must also work on defining the measurement to be used for the evaluation of each of these objectives.
This means that both the employees and their managers must agree to the objectives
and the evaluation methods involved with them. Employees should not set unrealistic goals, as this will lead to failure
and problems with the management in the future. Any education or training necessary for the employee should be identified and
arranged for during this process.
Continue to read part 2 on Functions of Performance Reviews.
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