CISE $1-2$

Distinguishing Performance Management Systems from Performance Appraisal Systems

What are the differences between a performance appraisal system and a performance management system? How are the two systems related to each other? After answering these questions, consider the following $11$ criticisms. Which of the following criticisms pertain to performance appraisal systems but not to performance management systems? Which criticisms pertain to both performance appraisal and performance management systems? Use $x$ s on the table below to denote answers. Then, provide an explanation for categorizing the $11$ criticisms in the way you did.

Criticism $1$: $"[$There can be$]$ inconsistency between comments and scores on an employee's evaluation."

Criticism $2$: "The annual performance review is a bad management tool. To start with, it is not timely. If your direct report is deficient in some ways, you wait $11$ months to say something about it$.$ How does that help next week's performance?"

Criticism $3$: "Never make the evaluation a hit$-$and$-$run. It should take the form of a dialogue between the supervisor and direct report, not an isolated event but rather a part of performance$/$career management more generally."

Criticism $4$: "A number of years ago, the U$.$S$.$ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission $($EEOC$)$ created a 'Like Me$\text{'}$ task force. Its general conclusion$-$there was a human tendency to favor employees who are like the managers making the employment assessment."