Employee Evaluation Systems
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Employee evaluation systems (i.e. performance appraisal systems) have consistently and historically have been used as an integral tool for businesses, especially in regards to the development of enhanced human resources management. These methods of employee valuation serve as overall work force indicators for both the human resources department and the company in general. Such methods of valuating an employee and their associated performance have been historically utilized for the basis of such human resource management decisions as pay increases, job functions expansion or decrease, overall company attitude, etc.Traditionally, employee reviews were have been based upon a system in which a supervisor solely rates a subordinate. In theory, this system could ultimately lead to an unclear picture of an individuals overall performance, especially when the various aspects of what compromises an individual's day to day functions are taken into consideration. As Banks and Murphy theorize (Banks,1985), "Organizations continue to express disappointment in performance appraisal systems despite advances in appraisal technology. Appraisal reliability and validity still remain major problems in most appraisal systems." It is sentiments such as these that have led to the utilization and implementation of a hybrid appraisal system. This hybrid is most often a combination of a traditional assessment program being used in conjunction with a more contemporary method, ge
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rvisor may not even have considered. The employee essentially knows best what they do on a regular basis, management may be the ones who develop the boundaries of what a specific job may entail, however, it is the individual who carries out the tasks themselves which can provide input that is completely relevant. The employee knows best as to what their job actually entails on a regular and ordinary basis.
According to Tyler and Lind (1992) since it is the company's desire to improve overall performance within an organization, the participation of the employee regarding their own (and perhaps the evaluation of others as a peer reviewer,) can increase the company's perception by it's employees. This behavior usually results in an employees overall acceptance of a company's policies due to the fact that the employee's view them as fair and reasonable.
Such self-evaluation is often times an emotional boost for an employee. Being able to make remarks about how they perceive their own performance to be is an essential tool to both the employee and management. An employee should be able to actively identify his or her own personal weaknesses and strengths. Such self-awareness is a source of input like no other, in that it can
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