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Unit 1 Individual Project #1
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Class
BUS 300 ? Decision Making
by
Jerri L. Newton
AIU Online
June 6, 2007
Problems That Can Occur When Managers Complete Performance Reviews
A vast majority of most companies still carry out some form of employee performance appraisals. Most managers and employees generally dislike the performance appraisal process. The performance appraisal system has been a staple of business and public sector. Performance appraisals have become an almost universal element in management. (Law, 2007).
According to Scholtes (1998) (as cited in Law, 2007), the range of problems with performance appraisals is largely due to the fact that performance appraisal systems are based on a set of widely held, invalid assumptions. The following are taken as a given: reasonable and achievable work standards; work standards directly relevant to the business and its client; stable work systems capable of delivering the expected results; evaluations lead to improvements in individual performance; individual performance can be identified separate from system factors; and the employee has control over the results. (Scholtes, 1998, as cited in Law, 2007).
When managers complete performance reviews any number of problems can occur, starting with has the manager given the employee's overall performance enough time and thought to warrant a fair and objective review. (Godbehere, 2005). It is unfair and unproductive to assign credit or blame to an individual employee, unless management can determine whether an e ...