lationship between employee performance appraisals and employee performance was the problem investigated in this study. Within the context of this problem, the research addressed in this study were as follows:
1. What are the effects on employee performance of the contemporary performance appraisal processes? 2. Are contemporary performance appraisal processes adequate for the new types of organizational structures (team based organizations, as an example) that are evolving?
3. What changes in contemporary performance appraisal processes are required to best promote superior employee performance in the contemporary and evolving future work environments?
Research hypotheses were formulated in relation to each of the research questions. These hypotheses were stated as follows:
1. It is hypothesized that contemporary performance evaluation processes are reinforcing negative employee attitudes toward the organization.
2. It is hypothesized that contemporary performance appraisal processes are not adequate for the demands of evolving
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