The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of and the subjects' overall satisfaction with the implementation of an internally created performance appraisal system. The system was implemented at a major technology consulting firm in the US. The subjects of this study were...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of an internally created performance appraisal system as well as the subjects' overall satisfaction with the implementation. The system was implemented at a major technology consulting firm in the US. The subjects...

Performance Appraisal is process of through which organizations evaluate or assess the labour capacity employees. This activity can improve; repair the personnel decision and give the feed back to all employees of about their job execution. Training program is to improve the ability work...

Appraisal is essential for effective managing. If a organization is to reach its goals effectively and efficiently, ways of accurately measuring performance must be found and implemented. However, in an activity as important as managing, there should be no reluctance to measure performance as...

The purpose of this research was twofold: to determine the predictive validity of a promotion process currently in use at a statewide law enforcement agency; and to investigate the effect that rater position and work context exhibit on the relationships between three components of job...

[Extract] That all taxpayers have the right in Australia to lodge a return is a privilege. However, many find it a heavy burden and favour simplification. Professional bodies and individuals have proposed alternatives that allow for tax withheld at source to be a final tax, eliminating the need...

Playing poker has many aspects in common with the making of business decisions. Agents act in a strategically rich, dynamic environment, where they are repeatedly facing competition under uncertain prospects. Their main goal is to maximize their resources. However simple this goal is put down,...

We use field experiments in Niger to investigate the nature and efficiency of contractual structures in market transactions between kossai vendors and cowpea grinders (key input suppliers). Three contractual structures were employed: gift contract, standard price contract and discretionary bonus...