OBC and Performance Appraisal - OBC and Performance Appraisal OBC psychologists especially well-suited to be involved in PA because of training

OBC and Performance Appraisal OBC psychologists especially well-suited to be involved in PA because of training:Measurement expertiseHR knowledgeOrganizational psychologyPerformance management: a system of individual performance improvement includes goal settingcoaching/feedbackPADevelopmental planning Contextual Approach PA is a social-psychological processCommunication occurs within a social context Was believed that accuracy was the primary goal of performance appraisal - thus, research on formats and errorsNow, we realize that the social context makes PA a complex process of which accuracy is just one part Various ways to conduct appraisals Graphic Rating ScalesBehaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS)ChecklistsEmployee Comparison Procedures Graphic Rating Scales Scales consisting of a number of traits or behaviors that the rater must judge based on how much the ratee possesses or based on where the employee falls on this dimension regarding expectations.

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TERMFall '08
PROFESSOR Staff
TAGS Organizational Psychology, behaviorally anchored rating, Employee comparison procedures, Graphic rating scales, computerized adaptive rating