Performance Appraisal: A Tool for Employee Performance (A Study of Obudu Mountain Resort)

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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue V, May 2018 | ISSN 2454-6186

Performance Appraisal: A Tool for Employee Performance (A Study of Obudu Mountain Resort)

Ogar, Cassius Ayam1, Igwe, Monday Nweke2, Rosamond Effiom3

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 1Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Nigeria
2Accountancy/Business Administration/Banking and Finace, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria
3Postgraduate Student, Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Nigeria

Abstract: This study focuses on performance appraisal as a tool for enhancing Organizational performance in Obudu Mountain Resort Cross River State Nigeria. The researchers aimed at exploring the following objectives; firstly to determine if performance appraisal enhances the attainment of organizational goals. Secondly, to determine the effect of performance appraisal on employee performance in an organization. To facilitate the investigation of the study, pertinent questions such as: Does performance appraisal aid the attainment of organizational goals? What are the effects of performance appraisal on employee performance in an organization? Some theoretical assumptions were made which included: Performance appraisal does not enhance the attainment of organizational goals. Furthermore, the descriptive survey design was adopted with an interpretivist philosophy and a deductive approach on a cross sectional time horizon. Primary data were collected randomly from selected respondents in the organization using close ended questionnaire and interview techniques. Secondary data were sourced from published works of scholars related to the subject under review. The population of the study was made up 256 employees working in the Ranch Resort and the Taro Yamane formula was used to draw out a sample size of 156 respondents of the population. Data were analyzed with percentage and frequency. The Z – test techniques was applied in testing the hypotheses of the study. The researchers concluded that the basic purpose of performance appraisal system should be to improve the employee performance that will help the organization succeed and attain it’s established predetermine goals. However, they recommended that a better detailed structure for performance appraisal should be put in place in the Resort.

Key words: Appraisal, Employees’, Organization, Performance, Performance Appraisal, performance examination, and execution examination.