Evaluation of Performance Appraisal of employees in Hospitals with specific reference to Rajkot city

ABSTRACTS A performance appraisal, or performance review, is a formal interaction between an employee and her manager. This is when the performance of the employee is assessed and discussed in thorough detail, with the manager communicating the weaknesses and strengths observed in the employee and also identifying opportunities for the employee to develop professionally. Job performance is a central issue in the psychology of work and occupations. In many ways it has often been argued that the main goal of an occupational psychologist is to improve job performance. Performance appraisal is a term applied to a variety of processes that involve the assessment and development of an individual and their performance at work. Performance Appraisals is the assessment of individual‘s performance in a systematic way. It is a developmental tool used for all round development of the employee and the organization. The performance is measured against such factors as job knowledge, quality and quantity of output, initiative, leadership abilities, supervision, dependability, co-operation, judgment, versatility and health. Assessment should be confined to past as well as potential performance also. The objective of this paper is to understand the employees view about performance appraisal, to identify employees' satisfaction towards current appraisal system and to identify the impact of performance appraisal on their work.