This document discusses 10 common problems with performance appraisals in organizations: 1) employee resistance to appraisals, 2) lack of time for proper appraisals, 3) lack of rewards resulting from inaccurate appraisals, 4) politics influencing appraisal ratings, 5) lack of rater training, 6) use of poor appraisal forms, 7) avoidance of negative reactions from negative ratings, 8) organizational pressure for high ratings to guarantee rewards, 9) appraisal ratings reflecting poorly on managers, and 10) three common rater errors - central tendency, similar-to-me bias, and logical errors in ratings.

1. Topic: Problems in Performance
Appraisal
Subject: Organizational Behavior

2. Definition
“Performance Appraisal is a technique of
assessing, as impartially as possible, the
attributes, strengths, weakness, capacity and
attitudes of individual employee in relation to his
job.”

4. 1. Employee Resistance
It is likely to bring considerable pressure on
the managers and the supervisors to
abandon appraisals.
2. Lack of Time
Many responsibilities lead to improper
appraisal.

5. 3. Lack of Rewards
If no accurate appraisal leads to no motivation
in the employees.
4. Appraisal Politics
No proper rating to the subordinates.

6. 5. Lack of Training
Managers fails to acquire the required
training to rate their subordinates.
6. Poor Appraisal Forms
Some appraisal forms are deficient they
contain irrelevant performance
dimensions.

7. 7. Avoid Negative Reactions
Poor ratings results in defensive and hostile
reactions from the subordinates
8. Organizational Needs
Organizations need high ratings to guarantee
valued rewards to the employees.

8. 9. Poor Reflection On The Managers
The ratings of the subordinates reflects the
ability of managers to develop their juniors.
10. Errors
1. Central Tendency
2. Similar-to-me Error
3. Logical Error

9. 1. Central Tendency
Same or average ratings to all the employees &
subordinates.
2. Similar-to-me Error
Ratings according to the similarities.
3. Logical Error
Ratings according to the logic of a person(Rater).

10. NAME: JIGAR.M.GOGRI
SYBFM
ROLL NO: 212