Understanding Performance Appraisal: Social, Organizational, and Goal-Based Perspectives
A social-psychological model of organizational appraisal processes which emphasizes the goals pursued by raters, ratees and other users of performance appraisal is described in this book. The authors suggest ways in which this goal-oriented perspective might be applied in developing, implementing and evaluating performance appraisal systems.\ The model emphasizes the context in which appraisal occurs and takes as a starting point the assumption that many of the apparent shortcomings of...
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A social-psychological model of organizational appraisal processes which emphasizes the goals pursued by raters, ratees and other users of performance appraisal is described in this book. The authors suggest ways in which this goal-oriented perspective might be applied in developing, implementing and evaluating performance appraisal systems. The model emphasizes the context in which appraisal occurs and takes as a starting point the assumption that many of the apparent shortcomings of performance are, in fact, sensible adaptations to the various requirements, pressures and demands of that context. Booknews Delineates a social-psychological model of the appraisal process that emphasizes the goals pursued by raters, ratees, and the users of performance appraisal. Covers developing, implementing, and evaluating performance appraisal systems, reviews research, and discusses environmental influences, and standards for judging performance. Appendices provide scales for graphic rating, behaviorally anchored scales, and mixed standard scales. For graduate students, consultants, trainers, and professionals in human resource management. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceAcknowledgments1Introduction12Environmental Influences313Organizational Influences574Purposes of Performance Appraisals875Obtaining Information About Performance1106Standards for Judging Performance1487Processes in Evaluative Judgment1828Rater Goals2159Rater Motivation24110Error and Accuracy Measures26711Criteria That Reflect the Uses of Ratings29912Does Performance Appraisal Help or Hurt the Organization?32413Performance Appraisal and the Changing Context of Work and Organizations34914Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Goal-Oriented Appraisal System37915Directions for Research and Practice406Appendix433References442Author Index484Subject Index497About the Authors501
\ BooknewsDelineates a social-psychological model of the appraisal process that emphasizes the goals pursued by raters, ratees, and the users of performance appraisal. Covers developing, implementing, and evaluating performance appraisal systems, reviews research, and discusses environmental influences, and standards for judging performance. Appendices provide scales for graphic rating, behaviorally anchored scales, and mixed standard scales. For graduate students, consultants, trainers, and professionals in human resource management. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
