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    A New Approach for Evaluating Of Performance Appraisal

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    Appraisal of performance is wide used in the society. Parents their children, teacher evaluate their student and employers evaluate their employee. However, formal evaluation of employees is believed to have been adopted for the first time during First Wor ld Ward. At the inlands of Walter Dill Scott the US army man to man rating system for evaluating military personal. Once the employees has been selected, trained the motivated, he is then apprised for his performance. Performance appraisal is the step wher e the management finds out how effective it has been at hiring and placing employees if any problems are identified, steps are taken to communicated to employee and to remedy them. A performance appraisal is a process of evaluating the performance appraisal is a process of evaluating the performance and qualification of employee according to job and its requirement. It is also known as the process of estimating and judging the value, excellence. Qualities of status of some object person or things. Individually and collectively, it is the part of the other staffing process, like recruitment, selection, placement, etc

    What are Some New and Innovative Ways Companies are Encouraging, Delivering, and Utilizing Feedback?

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    [Excerpt] The role of feedback in the employee experience is well entrenched. However, until relatively recently, its role in not only evaluating performance, but in shaping and improving it, has been largely misunderstood and misapplied. This includes not only giving meaningful feedback to employees, but receiving it as well. A recent survey conducted by Deloitte reports that 79% of companies survey employees annually or less. While conventional practices lead companies to meet the needs of shareholders above other stakeholders, turning attention to employee needs such as providing adequate feedback systems can enable companies and employees to better take care of customers, who in turn take care of shareholders in a reversal of the stakeholder arrangement

    The Current State of Performance Appraisal Research and Practice: Concerns, Directions, and Implications

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    On the surface, it is not readily apparent how some performance appraisal research issues inform performance appraisal practice. Because performance appraisal is an applied topic, it is useful to periodically consider the current state of performance research and its relation to performance appraisal practice. This review examines the performance appraisal literature published in both academic and practitioner outlets between 1985 and 1990, briefly discusses the current state of performance appraisal practice, highlights the juxtaposition of research and practice, and suggests directions for further research

    Research and Applications of the Processes of Performance Appraisal: A Bibliography of Recent Literature, 1981-1989

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    [Excerpt] There have been several recent reviews of different subtopics within the general performance appraisal literature. The reader of these reviews will find, however, that the accompanying citations may be of limited utility for one or more reasons. For example, the reference sections of these reviews are usually composed of citations which support a specific theory or practical approach to the evaluation of human performance. Consequently, the citation lists for these reviews are, as they must be, highly selective and do not include works that may have only a peripheral relationship to a given reviewer\u27s target concerns. Another problem is that the citations are out of date. That is, review articles frequently contain many citations that are fifteen or more years old. The generation of new studies and knowledge in this field occurs very rapidly. This creates a need for additional reference information solely devoted to identifying the wealth of new research, ideas, and writing that is changing the field

    What are the Proven Financial Benefits of Health and Wellness Programs?

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    The implementation and growth of Health & Wellness programs has become a very hot topic for companies seeking to obtain maximum returns on their health investment dollars. According to a 2011 PwC Health and Well-being Touchstone Survey of approximately 1,700 companies, 73% reported offering wellness programs to eligible employees. However, the big question in this platform is not figuring out what to implement, but how to measure what has been implemented. According to a National Business Group on Health and Fidelity Investments survey, “only one-third of employers have measurable goals/targets for their health improvement programs, and 59% of employers don’t know their return on investment (ROI).” In order to ensure an effective design and implementation of health and wellness programs, it is important to establish a practical measuring system that can accurately track its performance and evaluate its results

    What are the Most Efficient and Effective Practices Surrounding Performance Management?

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    Research Question: What are the most efficient and effective practices surrounding performance management? Specifically, how have large corporations, been able to simplify their practices so that performance management is not a lengthy and arduous process

    What are Alternatives to Traditional Performance Rating Cycles and Processes?

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    The dominant format for performance appraisal systems in large U.S. industrial companies continues to be an objective-based approach such as management by objectives (MBO). Most companies conduct formal performance ratings annually or semi-annually. However, the traditional way of performance rating is receiving more and more doubt. With the development of HR theories, practices and technology, many companies are trying to manage employee performance in new ways

    Interviewing the Client

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    This paper examines an assignment where students taking either an introductory auditing students or an accounting communications course interview a client to gain an understanding of internal control and the interview process. Students document the results of the interview in a memorandum. The paper provides detailed information regarding the design and implementation of a portion of the internal control system. The three main objectives of the assignment are 1) to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate, develop, and enhance their communication skills; 2) to convey a realistic picture of the accounting environment; and 3) to familiarize students with a typical responsibility of entry-level accountants

    What are the Best Practices for Measuring Learning Agility, Cognitive Ability, and Personal Inventory and How are Companies Currently Using Them?

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    [Excerpt] Research shows that the careful use of talent assessments can result in increased productivity, cost savings and better retention of top employees. As a result, nearly two-thirds of recruiting executives are considering their organizations’ assessment and selection capabilities as one of their top three near-term priorities and are increasing their budgets by an average of 15%. Unfortunately, many HR professionals are unaware of the value of formal assessments and the types of assessments that have proven to be most effective
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