1. Performance Appraisal Performance appraisal is the systematic description of an employee’s job relevant strengths and weaknesses

2. Guidelines for Performance Appraisal  Proper Evaluators  Proper Timing  Proper Feedback  Proper Weightage  Provision of Appeal  Defined Job Dimensions  Behaviour Based Dimensions  Performance Appraisal Policy  Reliability  Easy to Administer

3. Purposes and Uses of Performance Appraisal Use of Performance Appraisal Selection Validity Performance Feedback TrainingCompensation Human Resource Planning Promotion Transfer Career Development Lay-off Decisions

4. Limitations of Performance Appraisal  Halo Effect  Horn Effect  Central Tendency  Problem of Leniency or Strictness  Spillover Effect  Latest Behaviour  Personal Bias  Paper Work  Problem of Appropriate Technique  Fear of Losing Valued Subordinates  Fear of Confrontations  Fear of Spoiling Relations  Violation of the Cardinal Rule  First Impression

5. Techniques/Methods of Performance Appraisal  Checklist  Confidential Reports  Critical Incident Method  Ranking Methods  Graphic Rating Scale  Role Analysis  Assessment Centers  Management by Objectives (MBO)  Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale  Narrative Essay