Effectiveness of the appraisal performance system: case 'ORKILA Group

Abstract

Does your Appraisal System Work? Can Appraisal System work as a method of retaining human power and work as a strategy for building culture? Each year, employees and their immediate bosses enter into an elaborate gaming exercise called the annual performance appraisal. Most of it is form filling, and yet every company goes through the ritual. It's time to reappraise appraisal systems. Appraisal systems require constant rejuvenation and renewal. If appraisal systems have to serve development purposes without creating any insecurity or defensiveness we need to learn to treat employees with a shade more dignity. Despite widespread attention and resources performance appraisals remain an area with which few mangers or employees are satisfied. Is it, that we don't have a good enough system yet or is there an intrinsic? Problem with performance appraisals, or is it just human nature to dislike or disagree with systems that we already have? This paper aims to make appraisals work for you and addresses issues relating to performance planning, evaluation, feedback and counseling and how to use it as a developmental tool to build culture and to understand the corporate strategy of 'ORKILA as a group.