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BUS 303: Week 4 Assignment 1
Performance Appraisals
Jesse J. Winn
BUS 303: Human Resources Management
Dr. Pamela Van Den Bussche
November 10th, 2019

BUS 303: Performance Appraisals 2
Performance Appraisals
A performance appraisal is a concept in the field of management, indicating a systematic
evaluation of the performance of employees. Its main aim is to understand the abilities of
employees for further growth and development. The importance of the concept has arisen due to
the nature of the current business environment, marked by the urge to attain organizational goals
and also remain relevant in market. In most cases, performance appraisal is through: measuring
the pay of workers and comparing with the target plans, analyzing the factors behind work
performance of workers, and guiding employee for better performance (Cywinska & Zawadzki,
2018).
In most cases, performance appraisals are carried out at the end of the year, and it plays a
significant role in promotion, compensation, employees’ development, selection validation, and
communication. Therefore, performance appraisal is an essential role in an organization and one
of the functions of HR. Aside from performance appraisal, there are other functions of HR and