Appraisal

Improving Performance and Developing the Individual

Clive Fletcher, Richard Williams

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780367241919
• eBook ISBN: 9781317386988
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

In this revised and updated text, Fletcher and Williams take an evidence-based approach to analysing the key elements of the appraisal process and its place in performance management. Drawing on the academic literature and examples of best-practice, the authors explain how performance appraisal can motivate and develop staff, foster commitment and positivity, and ultimately improve an organisation's performance.

Key topics covered include:

• Designing an appraisal system
• Identifying and developing talent
• Multi-level and multi-source feedback
• Appraising professionals
• Cultural challenges
• Evaluating and maintaining appraisal systems

Appraisal: Improving Performance and Developing the Individual, 5th Edition, is a standard in the field and essential reading for all students of HRM and occupational psychology, and for any HRM professional looking to develop more effective performance appraisal systems.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Appraisal and its place in performance management
• The aims of appraisal Organisational and individual perspectives
• Performance
• Assessing performance, the person and the situation
• Designing appraisal systems
• Appraising, identifying and developing potential
• Multi-level, multi-source feedback for appraisal and development
• Appraisal with professionals, and across different sectors
• Cultural challenges in applying performance appraisal
• Training, and the implementation and maintenance of appraisal
• Performance appraisal Best practice, best results
• Appendix A Job and work analysis and competency modelling
• Appendix B Measures for evaluating the effects and impact of performance appraisal
• Index