INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PRACTICES AMONG THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

Performance appraisal is a double-edged sword where an organization that can win the support of employees, by placing the effective performance appraisal system the employees' satisfaction and organizational performance can be achieved. It is evident from the previous studies that it is critical in understanding the employee's perceptions and behaviours frequently to tailor and incorporate employee-oriented systems in the organization. Hence the present study is sought to understand the perceptions of employees towards the performance appraisal system followed by their organizations to redesign the present system. To understand the perception of employees with more accuracy the study employs cross-sectional analysis based on demographic factors that should be performed. The demographic factors considered in the study are gender, age group, qualifications, experience, and designation. The study employees a descriptive research design and convenience sampling method to collect the primary data through structured questionnaire collected from the employees working in various MNC's operating in Sri City Economic Zone, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. The study findings reveal some interesting facts like men and women employees have different perceptions of performance appraisal practices implemented in their organization. In addition, the study finds that other factors like age, performance appraisal practices