| Abstract: | The general objective of the study was to investigate the effects of performance appraisal on the employee performance with reference to Nib International Bank as study case. The study was considered the purpose, methods, process and feedback of performance appraisal influence the dependent variable employee performance. The close-ended questionnaire was used as the measuring instrument. The representative 365 respondent employees from the selected branches from each district’s were selected by using non probability sampling approach specifically convenient sampling technique. Quantitative data gathered via questionnaire was edited, coded and entered into statistical software SPSS and analyzed by both descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding of the study showed that, combination of the purpose, methods, process and feedback of performance appraisal has a significant positive relationship with Employee Performance. According to the magnitude of correlation Purpose of Performance Appraisal is ranked first in its magnitude of correlation. Method of Performance Appraisal is the second highly correlated variable with Employee Performance next to Purpose of Performance Appraisal dimension in this study. Process of Performance Appraisal is the third highly correlated variable with Employee Performance next to Methods of Performance Appraisal dimension in this study and Feedback of Performance Appraisal is the third highly correlated variable with Employee Performance next to Process of Performance Appraisal dimension in this study. The results of the present study also showed that, Purpose of Performance Appraisal is the most important Performance Appraisal dimension that contributed significantly towards maintaining Employee Performance in Nib Bank. Finally, in order for Nib Bank, to be benefited the most out of the Employee Performance forwards the recommendations for the management regarding the purpose, methods, process and feedback of employees’ performance appraisal and forward suggestion for other researchers. |
