Appraising the appraisals: computerized performance appraisal systems

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Lafayette, Louisiana, USA) </span></div><span class="x"> </span><div class="contrib_block__contrib intent_contributor" contrib-type="author"><a rel="nofollow" class="contrib-search" href="/insight/search?q=Barron Wells" aria-label="Search for more content by contributor Barron Wells"> <span class="given-names">Barron</span> <span class="surname">Wells</span> </a><span class="contrib_block__aff--italic intent_contributor_affiliate"> (Professor Emeritas, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA) </span></div><span class="x"> </span><div class="contrib_block__contrib intent_contributor" contrib-type="author"><a rel="nofollow" class="contrib-search" href="/insight/search?q=Melanie Meche" aria-label="Search for more content by contributor Melanie Meche"> <span class="given-names">Melanie</span> <span class="surname">Meche</span> </a><span class="contrib_block__aff--italic intent_contributor_affiliate"> (Instructor, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, 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class="mt-0"> <span class="intent_journal_publication_date">Article publication date: 1 April 1999</span> <span class="ml-2" id="rights-link"> <rights-link-button root="https://marketplace.copyright.com/rs-ui-web/mp/search/all/" doi="10.1108/13620439910254713"> </rights-link-button> </span> </p> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 d-flex mt-3 mt-md-0"> <div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-center pr-3"> <label class="mini-caps" id="downloadCountLabel-1">Downloads</label> <div class="text-primary pt-2 d-flex align-items-center intent_download_counts_badge" aria-labelledby="downloadCountLabel-1" title="This item has been downloaded 9441 times since 2005." data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="right" tabindex="0"> <span class="fal fa-file-download fa-2x px-1"></span> <span class="intent_download_count small flex-grow-1 text-center"> 9441 </span> </div> </div> <div class="altmetric-mount"> <altmetric-badge root="/insight/" content-doi="10.1108/13620439910254713" publication-doi="10.1108/cdi"> </altmetric-badge> </div> </div> </div> </header> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container content_block" > <div class="row"> <div class="offset-md-2 col-md-7"> <section id="abstract" class="intent_abstract mb-5 Abstract" tabindex="0"> <h2 class="intent_title Abstract__title mb-1">Abstract</h2> <div class="intent_sub_item Abstract__block"> <h3 class="intent_sub_title Abstract__block__title mb-1 mt-3"></h3> <section class="intent_sub_content Abstract__block__text"> <p>Examines the role of appraisals as a way of improving productivity and effectiveness within successful organizations. Identifies ways in which appraisals help both employers and employees. Suggests that there is room for improvement in most performance appraisals and discusses various ideas. Computer software is one of the ways in which performance appraisals can be dealt with more proficiently. This article evaluates the three leading software programs available currently and provides a comparison of the features. Concludes that the products do not solve all the problems encountered in performance appraisals, but do give structure to the process and make this sort of appraisal easier to conduct.</p> </section> </div> </section> <section id="keywords_list" class="intent_keywords"> <h2 class="intent_title" id="page__keywords-label">Keywords</h2> <ul class="intent_paragraph list-inline" aria-labelledby="page__keywords-label"> <li class="list-inline-item mr-0"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/insight/search?q=Computer+software"class="intent_link btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm my-1"title="Search for keyword Computer software"><span class="intent_text">Computer software</span></a></li> <li class="list-inline-item mr-0"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/insight/search?q=Counselling"class="intent_link btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm my-1"title="Search for keyword Counselling"><span class="intent_text">Counselling</span></a></li> <li class="list-inline-item mr-0"> <a rel="nofollow" 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