Question

State any two objectives of performance appraisal.

Answer 1

Two objectives of performance appraisal are as follows:

1. To review and evaluate employee performance in order to ascertain whether the targets and goals set for the employees have been met effectively.
2. Performance appraisals provide evidence of an employee's performance, making it easier for management to assess whether employees should be promoted based on their performance.

Answer 2

The objectives of performance appraisal are as follows:

1. To judge whether the employees are performing their jobs at the desired levels or not.
2. To provide a record of each employee's performance for deciding wage increments and rewards.
3. To identify misplaced employees so that suitable action can be taken.
4. To judge the potential of employees for promotion.
5. To identify the weaknesses of employees so that suitable training and development programmes may be required to remove such weaknesses.
6. To make employees aware of their performance so as to motivate them for their self-development.