IB Business & Management

Unit 2.1 Appraisals

What is an Appraisal?

• An Appraisal is a form of assessment.• What does it assess?– An employee’s performance.– Usually carried out on an annual basis– Carried out usually by someone more senior in the

organisation

Can also be referred to as Performance Management

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF APPRAISALS?

The Value of Appraisals…

Advantages• Target setting can improve

performance• Opportunity for employees

to be recognised and praised

• Can get feedback from staff• Areas for improvement can

be recognised

Disadvantages• Time consuming• Only take place annually• Can be subjective• Lack of training for

appraisers• Can be seen as critical

Methods of Appraisal

MethodsOf

Appraisals

UpwardsAppraisal

EssayAppraisal

360 degreeAppraisal

Rating System

MBOManagement

by Objectives

PeerAppraisal

SelfAppraisal

Task

• Look at/Download the Appraisal form on Haiku

Task – Peer Appraisal• You are going to Appraise each other as IB students1. Fill in section A1 – A5 about your self2. Pass to your reviewer who then fills in section B3 (without

looking at sections A1-A5) 3. The reviewer then reads section A1- A5)4. The reviewer and reviewee get together to go through to

discuss, compare results for A3 and B35. Targets are agreed and filled in section B4 – these must be

SMART6. The document is signed

The process…..Record

And Report

AppraisalMeeting

WrittenReport

SignFinal

Report

Counter-sign

Implications of a bad appraisal

• Issue an advisory letter• Offer help• Monitor Performance• Dismissal

Task

• Watch the appraisal video• Appraisal “Spot the gaffes”• What are the problems with this appraisal?