ASSESEMENT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: THE CASE OF ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Employee performance appraisal is one of the most commonly used management tools in the organization irrespective of their type, size and objective. The study has the general objective of assessing employee performance appraisal practice of AFD. .An assessment of performance appraisal system has been studied as a significant factor in employee acceptance and satisfaction. This study assesses the performance appraisal system of AFD. Data were obtained via questionnaire from 90 participants at the Addis Ababa head office, Bale, Wadera, Yabello and Jinka Field office staffs. The findings of the study indicated that Majority respondents of (60%) agreed that performance appraisal should be done twice a year and the role of subordinate in the evaluation process should not be overlooked, 43.48% of employee said that the purpose of performance appraisal system is for salary increments. 55.56% of the employee believed that bias in evaluating performance and 33.33% no link between evaluation criteria and employee jobs were problems applies to Appraisal System of AFD. With this context the management effort to the betterment of the appraisal system will result in reliable performance measurement.