Managerial Perceptions of Two Appraisal Systems
In a longitudinal study of employee reactions to two types of appraisal systems, employee attitudes towards their appraisal system, job, supervisor, company, frequency and quality of feedback, and compensational and promotional policies are compared under the traditional trait approach and the more objective results-oriented approach.
THE EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM ON EMPLOYEES ’ PERFOMANCE IN THE TANZANIAN COMMUNITY RADIOS : A CASE OF SELECTED RADIOS IN DAR
This study examines the effects of performance appraisal systems on employees’ performance in the community radios. It specifically explores the employees’ awareness on appraisal system, knowledge of the appraisal system and performance appraisal management that leads to effective employees’ performance in community radios. This study was descriptive in nature with multiple units of enquiry. Questionnaires, interviews and documentation were the main methods of data collection and 100 respondents from Upendo, WAPO and Tumaini radio stations were studied. Moreover, the data collected were analysed and processed by using computer program (excel) and indicated clearly on tables and figures. The study results revealed that employees performance appraisal at WAPO, Tumaini and Upendo radio stations is not effective and not very well utilised. The majority of employees were not aware and they lack knowledge of the performance appraisal practiced in their organizations. They were not involved in discussion with supervisors and not given enough time to prepare for the meeting as a result, there is no feedback provided to employees after appraisal. The available appraisal system is not used by these radio stations for making important employees’ decisions. It was recommended that employees’ performance appraisal should be implemented effectively to fit a particular organisation’s environment, communication between employees and management decisions like disciplinary actions, promotion and training.
Data Driven Policy: The Case for Certification Research
This article describes the program of research being implemented to investigate the outcomes of certification in the U.S. and Canadian workforce and its relevance to the goal of providing policy makers with pragmatic, action-oriented recommendations. Such recommendations encompass policy issues of workforce production, regulation, distribution, financing, and oversight of credentialing organizations. Few studies exist to substantiate the association between certification credentialing and practice outcomes, thereby leaving policy makers, consumers, and nurses in a vacuum when pushed to protect the public through the credentialing vehicles. The Nursing Credentialing Research Coalition (NCRC) has embarked on a research program that will reveal the relationship between certification and its influence on a nurse’s personal, professional, and practice characteristics as well as those judged by consumers and employers. Selected findings and implications for policy are described. Certified nurses’ reports of early interventions for complications are important quality measures for policy.