Criticism Against Performance Appraisals
Research undertaken in Japanese private companies regarding performance appraisals produced the following results.
・When personnel divisions were asked whether or not they had a problem with disclosing performance appraisal ratings to the evaluees themselves, 59.3% answered "yes". The following are a few examples of what they said.(some people gave more than one answer)
"Employees are aware that there are deficiencies in their evaluation techniques."
62.1%
"It may result in over-generous evaluations."
59.8%
"Low ratings may destroy an employee's motivation."
23.7%
"It may create an uncomfortable atmosphere and rivalry among staff."
18 9%
"High ratings may make an employee complacent."
1.8%
When employees were questioned about their companies' performance evaluation system, 60.7% answered that they were discontent. The following are a few examples of what they said.(some people gave more than one answer)
"It is unclear what is actually being evaluated."
63.6%
"The evaluation rating is not disclosed to the evaluee themselves."
42.1%
"No opportunity is provided to employees to express their own opinion of their performance."
30.1%
"Ratings have little influence on personnel affairs."
28.9%
"Evaluations are relative rather than individual."
27.3%
"Supervisors are badly qualified to perform evaluations."
26.9%
