The Performance appraisals are essential for the effective management and evaluation of staff.

Appraisals help develop individuals, improve organizational performance, and feed into business planning. Formal performance appraisals are generally conducted annually for all staff in the organization. Each staff member is appraised by their line manager. (Directors are appraised by the CEO, who is appraised by the chairman or company owners, depending on the size and structure of the organization). Annual performance appraisals enable management and monitoring of standards, agreeing expectations and objectives, and delegation of responsibilities and tasks. Staff performance appraisals also establish individual training needs and enable organizational training needs analysis and planning. Performance appraisals data feeds into organizational annual pay and grading reviews, and coincides with the business planning for the next trading year. Performance appraisals generally review each individuals performance against objectives and standards for the trading year, agreed at the previous appraisal meeting. Performance appraisals are also essential for career and succession planning. Performance appraisals are important for staff motivation, attitude and behavior development, communicating organizational aims, and fostering positive relationships between management and staff. Performance appraisals provide a formal, recorded, regular review of an individuals performance, and a plan for future development. In short, per formance and job appraisals are vital for managing the performance of people and organizations. Effectiveness of Performance Appraisal can be evaluated using the following questionnaire: Q1. In your Opinion Performance Appraisal is ? a. Evaluation of Employees b. Promotion of Employees c. Job Satisfaction of Employees d. Motivation Q2. Which method of performance appraisal is implemented in the organization? a. Merit b. Grading c. Other Q3. Do you receive any increment in your salary after performance Appraisal. a. Yes b. No Q4. Do you think that performance Appraisal help to provide an atmosphere where all are encouraged to share one another burden. a. Yes b. No Q5. Do you think performance appraisal helps people set and achieve meaningful goals. a. Yes b. No Q6. Do you think performance appraisal give constructive criticism in a friendly and positive manner. a. Yes b. No

Q7. Do you think that performance of employees improve after process of performance appraisal ? a. Yes b. No Q8. Do you think performance appraisal improves motivation and job Satisfaction. a. Yes b. No Q9. Is the top level management partial in Performance Appraisal a. Yes b. No Q11. In your opinion Performance Appraisal system of your organization is related to which of the following ? a. Retention of Employees b. Recruitment System c. Organizational Culture d. Motivation Q12. After performance appraisal improvement in your performance. a. 10-20 b. 20-30 c. 30- above