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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Performance Appraisals"”.
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Occupational Bias in Performance Appraisals
… more favored than other occupations in performance appraisals in pay pools? While many types of bias in performance appraisals occur, such as gender or race, occupational bias--favoring or showing preference for one occupation over another in performance appraisals and subsequent …
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Social influence and organizational justice in employee reactions to performance appraisals
Organizational justice research has found that fairness considerations are ubiquitous in organizational life and that if employees are provided with an opportunity to provide input or voice into procedures that lead to outcomes that affect them, their perceptions of fairness are enhanced. Research …
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Exploration of the perceptions of academic staff on performance appraisals in some selected private universities in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… explored the perceptions of academic staff on performance appraisals in selected private universities in Lusaka District. The study explored types of performance appraisal systems used in selected private universities in Lusaka District, examined the use of data derived from appraisals and …
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Exploration of the perceptions of academic staff on performance appraisals in some selected private universities in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… explored the perceptions of academic staff on performance appraisals in selected private universities in Lusaka District. The study explored types of performance appraisal systems used in selected private universities in Lusaka District, examined the use of data derived from appraisals and …
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Investigating the relationship between personality dimensions, level of self-efficacy and perceived performance appraisal satisfaction: a case for individualised performance appraisals
… For decades, organisations have implemented performance management systems in order to promote an environment focused on performance enhancement and employee development. Performance appraisals have consistently been at the centre of performance management systems. However, they are often …
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The effects of frame-of-reference and rater error training on the accuracy of performance appraisals: utilizing an aptitude-treatment approach
… training increases the accuracy of performance appraisals more than rater error training (e.g. Hedge & Kavanaugh, 1988). Frame-of-reference training facilitates the learning of accurate performance standards (e.g. Athey & McIntyre, 1987), while rater error training results in the …
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The Effects of Corporate Culture on the Value of Performance Appaisals
… the effects of corporate culture on the value of performance appraisals in an organization. To provide analysis for this theory, the researcher utilized information found in prior written literature that examined results of performance appraisals and conducted interviews in various manufacturing …
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The effect of perceived fairness of performance sppraisals on job satisfaction and employee motivation
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Performance appraisals are a major feature of organisational management, affecting decisions concerning employee career development, advancements and incentives. Nevertheless, the degree to which individuals perceive the appraisal process as fair plays a vital role in influencing …
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Employee Satisfaction and Performance: A Study of the RC Hotel Company Kitchen Environment
Employee satisfaction and performance are a major determinant of the corporate culture of a property. Discussion of whether or not this statement is true within the kitchens of The Ritz Carlton Hotel in New Orleans is the basis for this study. By using the corporate mandated tools (the annual …
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Relations Between Job Analysis Questionnaire Responses and Incumbent Characteristics
… can aid in the development of selection tests, performance appraisals, job evaluations, compensation systems, and training programs. Federal court decisions, employment law, and professional practice emphasize the importance of collecting job analysis information from a representative sample of …
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Experiential training: does it make a difference? ; a workshop for military supervisors concerning the Department of the Army general performance appraisal system
… Army has developed and implemented the General Performance Appraisal System to comply with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. Training efforts, to date, have been only marginally successful in transferring the knowledge and skills required of supervisors to operate the new system and none of …
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The Positive Performance Appraisal
The performance appraisal is a critical process within a business that is meant to engage, motivate, and increase performance of employees. However, the current and typical format, structure, and application of performance appraisals do not lead to these desired outcomes. This is because the …
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The social context of accountability: effects of raters' expectations of a supervisory review
… and reduce possible biases often pervasive in performance appraisals (Tetlock, 1983a). The present study examined the effects of making raters more accountable for their performance ratings through expectations of a supervisory review. Two types of accountability were manipulated. Interpersonal …
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Employee perceptions of Transnamib holdings' financial performance and corporate image
… Limited corporate image and the financial performance results of internal opinion survey. In order to achieve this aim, the following specific objectives were formulated: to determine the relationship between financial performance and corporate image TransNamib Holdings Limited employees …
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Employee Perceptions of the Performance Appraisal Process in a Hospitality Organisation in Namibia
Performance appraisal is an essential tool for employee development and organisational success. The goal of performance management and performance appraisal is to help employees improve their skills and to find and address gaps in performance in the organisation. Employee perceptions of the …
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The HESI exit examination as a predictor of employment success
… assessment; medication test; and 90-day performance appraisal. Data were collected with the permission of the nurses. A descriptive, correlational design was used to determine the validity of the HESI E 2; NCLEX-RN outcomes; initial competency assessment scores, medication test scores and …
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The Effect of Diary-Keeping on Performance Appraisal Rating Levels
The effect of diary-keeping on performance appraisal was examined. Student raters in an upperclass college course (N=72) were randomly assigned to three groups. The control group (N=24) completed weekly Likert-type scales rating the assigned text; one experimental group (N=23) completed weekly …
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Department of Defense National Security Personnel System : the transition to pay for performance
… overwhelming job classification system, refocus performance appraisals, and link pay and retention to employee performance. Such a dramatic change to a system that has endured for so many years is bound to pose tremendous challenges to the DoD. This thesis will explore the challenges associated …
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