1.1 INTRODUCTION
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) is the term used to describe formal systems
devised for the management of people within an organization. The purpose of Human
Resource Management is to maximize the productivity of an organization by optimizing the
effectiveness of its employees.
Edwin Flippo defines – Human Resource Management as “planning, organizing, directing,
controlling, of procurement, development, compensation, integration, maintenance and
separation of human resource to the end that individual, organizational and social objectives
are achieved’’. Human Resource Management is the process of recruitment, selection of
employee, providing proper orientation and induction, providing proper training and the
developing skills, assessment of employee (performance appraisal), providing proper
compensation and benefits, motivating, maintaining proper relations with labour and with
trade unions, maintaining employee’s safety, welfare and health by complying with labour
laws of concern state or country.
The Performance appraisals are essential for the effective management and evaluation of
staff. Appraisals help individuals, improve organizational performance and feed into business
planning. Performance appraisals may be understood as the assessment of an individual’s
performance in a systematic way, the performance being measured against such factors as job
knowledge, quality and quantity of output, initiative, leadership abilities, supervision,
dependability, cooperation, judgment, versatility, health and the like.
Performance Appraisals are also essential for career and succession planning. Performances
are important for staff motivation, attitude and behavior development, communicating
organizational aims, and fostering positive relationships between management and staff.
Performance Appraisals provide a formal, recorded, regular review of an individual’s
performance, and a plan for future development .In short, performance and job appraisals are
vital for managing the performance of people and organization
Performance appraisal is a method of evaluating the behavior of employees in the work spot,
normally including both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of job performances. In order
to find out whether an employee is worthy of continued employment or not, and if so,
whether he should receive a bonus, a pay rise or a promotion, his performance needs to be
evaluated from time to time. The object of performance appraisal is to improve the efficiency