Employees Performance Appraisal in Kotebe University College: Assessment of Practices and Challenges

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2017-02

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AAU

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The study was conducted in Kotebe University College. The purpose of the study was to assess the practice and challenges of employees’ performance appraisal. It was also aimed at identifying the problem that encounter in the appraisal of employees’ performance. The study was conducted by making use of both qualitative and quantitative research approach; the total sample size of the study was 127. Sample respondents were selected by employing stratified random sampling technique. Both, primary and secondary sources of data were used in the study. Primary data was collected from the staff of KUC selected using a stratified random sampling technique through questionnaires and interviews. Besides, relevant documents and published materials were used as secondary sources of data. The data were analyzed both, qualitatively and quantitatively depending upon the nature of data collected. The Data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed through the help of IBM’s Software Package for Social Science (IBMSPSS Statistic version 20). The study concludes that the KUC’s performance appraisal system had not thoroughly met its intended objectives, absence of clearly established ways of presenting compliant on performance appraisal results. Also, poor documentation of employees’ appraisal results throughout the appraisal period was among the major challenges. In addition, had no performance appraisal policy by which the appraisal process is governed and to be strictly followed an individual’s appraisal. The study recommended that KUC need to set the objectives of performance appraisal in such a way that it could be attainable by employees, should make the development of evaluation criteria participatory. And, it needs to design appropriate grievance mechanism for employees’ complaints. Besides, effective record keeping and documentation system of employees’ appraisal results need to be established. Moreover, KUC has to formulate its own performance appraisal policy which is strictly to be followed and similarly applied on each employee’s appraisal.

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