- Title
- An assessment of the performance appraisal system applied for the junior management level at the cold chain
- Creator
- Botha, Johannes Jacobus
- Subject
- Employees -- Rating of
- Subject
- Junior managers -- Rating of -- South Africa
- Subject
- Performance standards -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Subject
- Cold chain management
- Date Issued
- 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- vital:8735
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/796
- Identifier
- Employees -- Rating of
- Identifier
- Junior managers -- Rating of -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Performance standards -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Identifier
- Cold chain management
- Description
- The study aims to identify which performance appraisal system is currently used in The Cold Chain, how this system compare with the fundamental requirements of a successful appraisal system and what requirements can be adopted to make the way in which Team Leaders are appraised more effective. An introduction into The Cold Chain, the identification of the problem and the relevance of the study is followed by a literature overview of performance management, the role of performance appraisals and the requirements for a successful performance appraisal system. Various appraisal systems, problems associated with performance appraisals and a framework for the development of an efficient system is discussed. Research conducted using a questionnaire sent to Team Leaders in The Cold Chain, delivered results which were analysed and discussed in Chapter four. In addition to biographical information, the function, effectiveness, evaluator involvement, objectives and criteria, requirements for performance appraisals, organisational alignment and evaluator faults were discussed. It was found that the current performance appraisal system in use at Mercor is a trait scale system. A trait scale method of performance appraisals does not reflect measurement against clearly defined job criteria and is difficult to legally defend. The essential elements for successful appraisal systems such as reliability, relevance, sensitivity, uncontaminated information, acceptability, practicality and legality will be present in a 360-degree approach and the implementation of such a system in Mecor was recommended.
- Format
- 98 p. ; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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