{"id":2370,"date":"2011-07-11T08:17:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T08:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourhrworld.com\/formats\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2011-07-11T08:17:56","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T08:17:56","slug":"performance-appraisal-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourhrworld.com\/formats\/compensation-and-benefits\/performance-appraisal-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Appraisal Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Performance appraisal glossary \/ dictionary \/ terms<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"69eb924294c115e6505da44099e8df92\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0867779017855679\";\r\n\/* 300x250, created 4\/20\/11 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1035864135\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>1. <strong>Performance appraisal<\/strong>: also known as employee appraisal, is a method by which the job performance of an employee is evaluated (generally in terms of quality, quantity, cost and time). Performance appraisal is a part of career development.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Paired Comparison Method<\/strong>: Ranking employees by making a chart of all possible pairs of the employees for each trait and indicating which is the better Employee of the pair.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Forced Distribution Method<\/strong>: Similar to grading on a curve; predetermined percentages of ratees are placed in various categories.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Graphic Rating Scale<\/strong>: A scale that lists a number of traits and a range of performance for each. The employee is then rated by identifying the score that best describes his or her performance for each trait.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Alternation Ranking Method<\/strong>: Ranking employees from best to worst on a particular trait.<\/p>\n<p>6.<strong> Critical Incident Method<\/strong>: Keeping a record of uncommonly good or undesirable examples of an employee\u2019s work-related behavior and reviewing it with the employee at predetermined times.<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)<\/strong>: An appraisal method that aims at combining the benefits of narrative and quantified ratings by anchoring a quantified scale with specific narrative examples of good and poor performance.<\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>Management By Objectives (MBO)<\/strong>: Involves setting specific measurable goals with each employee and then periodically reviewing the progress made.<\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>Unclear Performance Standards<\/strong>: An appraisal scale that is too open to interpretation; instead, include descriptive phrases that define each trait and what is meant by standards like \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cunsatisfactory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>10. <strong>Halo Effect<\/strong>: In performance appraisal, the problem that occurs when a supervisor\u2019s rating of a subordinate on one trait biases the rating of that person on other traits.<\/p>\n<p>11. <strong>Central Tendency<\/strong>: A tendency to rate all employees the same way, avoiding the high and the low ratings.<\/p>\n<p>12. <strong>Strictness \/ Leniency<\/strong>: The problem that occurs when a supervisor has a tendency to rate all subordinates either high or low.<\/p>\n<p>13. <strong>Bias<\/strong>: The tendency to allow individual differences such as age, race, and sex to affect the appraisal rates these employees receive.<\/p>\n<p>14. <strong>Appraisal Interviews<\/strong>: An interview in which the supervisor and subordinate review the appraisal and make plans to remedy deficiencies and reinforce strengths.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhrworld.com\/formats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Performance-Appraisal-Dictionary.doc\">Click Here To Download Performance Appraisal Dictionary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performance appraisal glossary \/ dictionary \/ terms 1. 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