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Management article
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Reference no. 70108
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: "Harvard Business Review", 1970

Abstract

Performance appraisal can have negative as well as positive motivational consequences, especially in "zero-sum" systems in which an employee''s performance is ranked against that of his other peers. As alternatives, there are a number of "management by objectives" systems which center on the establishment of goals and the subsequent contrasting of performance with these goals. Employees are measured against agreed- upon goals rather than against each other. These systems are future- oriented, non zero-sum and flexible.

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Abstract

Performance appraisal can have negative as well as positive motivational consequences, especially in "zero-sum" systems in which an employee''s performance is ranked against that of his other peers. As alternatives, there are a number of "management by objectives" systems which center on the establishment of goals and the subsequent contrasting of performance with these goals. Employees are measured against agreed- upon goals rather than against each other. These systems are future- oriented, non zero-sum and flexible.

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