THE ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: THE CASE STUDY OF ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY

Abstract

This study was undertaken to assess the overall practice of the performance management system in the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency. The study applied a simple random sampling technique in which 117 employees who involved at least in one performance assessment process in ATA were selected and were distributed the data collection questionnaire. The SPSS software was applied for the data analysis. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed and the study findings showed majorly positive results concerning the implementation of the performance management system by the ATA. Few key improvement areas have also been obtained that need the attention of ATA’s management. ATA has many strengths when it comes to implementing performance management system such as placing the right emphasis on the involvement of employees in the performance planning process of Performance Management System; but as aspired to be high-performing organization it should also always explore enhancement areas such as developing well-defined career paths for all employees roles, facilitating administrative support to enhance their present skills and to possess strong work ethics and qualifications, to highlight a few, and strive for continuous improvement. Finally, the main findings of this study are summarized, conclusions drawn and possible recommendations forwarded for the attainment of continuous improvement in the practice of performance management system within the ATA.