Performance appraisal, employee development and organizational justice: exploring the linkages
Performance appraisal, employee development and organizational justice: exploring the linkages
Nurse, L.The International Journal of Human Resource Management, (UK), July 2005, Vol. 16 No. 7, Start page: 1176, No. of pages: 19
Purpose – Studies the attitudes of employees towards performance appraisal, assessing if it contributes to their perceptions of organizational justice. Also assesses the impact that trade union recognition has on this. Design/methodology/approach – Tests out the hypothesis that workers in the non-union sector will experience lower levels of procedural and interactional justice than employees in unionized workplaces. Assesses this by interviewing employees from a sample of 120 public and private sector organizations in Barbados, aiming for a sample of five employees from the smaller organizations and fifteen from the larger. Notes that 36 percent of the sample were trade union members. Analyses their perceptions of performance appraisal, looking at when the appraisal was used to determine pay, when it was linked to employee development and when it was used to inform job promotion decisions. Findings– Reports no significant differences in the perceptions of union and non-union employees to the fairness of performance appraisal systems, noting that, contrary to the hypothesis, non-union employees tended to have more favorable perceptions of performance appraisal. Also finds that employees who felt that they were not treated fairly in the performance appraisal system were also likely to perceive that their expectations concerning development and promotion were not met. Research limitations/implications – Indicates areas for further research.Originality/value – Notes the lack of research on the approach taken to human resource management in Barbados.Style:Research paperISSN: 0958-5192Reference: 34AW980
Keywords: Barbados, Employee attitudes, Employee development, Justice,Performance appraisal, Promotion, Remuneration, Trade unions
