Performance Appraisal Performance

Information technology (IT) has achieved exponential growth during the past two decades in business world. The impact of technology has been observed in all areas of business, including HR practices. The technological advancement has been driving force for creating new roles for the HR function to improve their business competence. Human Resource Information technology has made it easier for the HR department to integrate their databases, and provide information on the policies, news, and publications etc. Human resource information technology

(HRIS) is the entire set of people, procedures, forms, and data used to acquire, store, analyze, retrieve, distribute, and use information about an organizations human resources. It is the simplest form

Performance Appraisal performance for a job in terms of its requirements. work performance. We may define performance appraisal is a process of evaluating an employee’s

Evaluating an Employees current and / or past performance relative to his or her performance standard.

Virtually every organization have some informal or formal means of appraising their employees

In current scenario, employee performances are evaluated through software’s like performance management system. It is more comprehensive process; it consolidated the various components of performance management into a single common system. These components included goal setting, performance appraisal, and professional development. Performance management system has produced various benefits, it facilitates employees and supervisors worldwide could input and review their data electronically. It focuses everyone’s attention on goal – oriented performance, specifically on what the employee need to do to contribute to achieving organizational goals.

TABLE 2: Performance Appraisal

(3)Training and Development:

Technology Tools Use of Technology

Performance Management

System

e-360 appraisal system

It gives managers instant access to

The accuracy of information, analysis of data, dissemination of the policies and outcomes in business will certainly provide competitive advantage over others as information technology is able to propagate right information to the right people at the right time. These changing techniques are creating a positive impact on the HR practices. By understanding and adopting these new techniques will help HR professionals to make a place for himself and his organization for continuous growth in the market.

Practical Learning Activity :

1. Identify an organization that you are familiar with or have worked at.

Review the key HR practices and assess how well your organization implements it, if any shortcomings exist, identify strategies to overcome it.

Be prepared to discuss your assessment and the strategies for change that you recommended.

Self Assessment Questions

1. How to know whether an employee has shown his or her best performance on a given job?

A. Goal Setting

B. Performance Appraisal

C. Providing feedback

2. ______________ is the process of teaching new employees the basic skills they need to perform their jobs.

A. Development

B. Training

C.