Appraisals for Performance Management

Question: Discuss about the Appraisals for Performance Management. Answer: Introduction There are various factors that can influence the overall rating of performance of an individual. Aguinis (2013) mentioned that there are two methods to reach overall score. They are such as judgmental approach and mechanical approach. Aguinis (2013) mentioned that mechanical approach is preferable in most of the cases. From the provided case study, Khuns performance has to be measured, who is a reporter. From the judgmental approach, it can be stated, Khuns productivity is level 2. That means his performance did not constantly meet expectation. However, his quality of work and Dependability and adherence to company values and policies is level 5. That means, he is exceptionally good in these two areas. Form the judgmental approach; it has been found that Khuns performance is exceptional in two factors, while he needs improvement in two other factors. From judgmental approach it can be stated that, overall performance of Khun is 3.5. Kuhn overall performance score can be calculated using mechanical approach. Competency Weight Productivity = 2 X .15 = .30, Total 5 X .15 = .75 Quality of work = 4 X .50 = 2.00, Total 5 X .50 = 2.50 Dependability and adherence to company values and policies = 5 X .25 = 1.25, Total 5 X .25 = 1.25 Contribution to effectiveness of others/unit = 2 X .10 = .20, Total 5 X .10 = .50 Aggregate = 3.75, Total = 5. 00 The difference is due to the fact that in judgmental approach, the weight information of various competencies has been omitted. For this reason, mechanical approach is better than judgmental approach to measure overall performance. Reference List Aguinis, H. (2013).Performance Management: Pearson New International Edition. Pearson Higher Ed.