Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley Case Study

This case serves as an in$-$depth study of performance appraisal in the context of an organizational transformation. It highlights the complex managerial challenges associated with managing performance and implementing a new performance evaluation system.

Recognize how performance appraisal can support larger organizational goals and organizational change.

$$ Weigh the relative importance of $$fit$$ versus performance.

$$ Develop awareness of the use and implementation of $360\backslash$deg performance evaluation processes.

$$ See how performance appraisal can provide the opportunity for employees to become involved in a career development process.

$$ Understand the effects of bias and interpersonal affect on the evaluation process.

$$ Gain practice in conducting a sensitive performance evaluation and consider the role of mentoring and coaching.

Instructions

Read the case and answer the following questions:

$4.$ What is your assessment of Rob Parson$$s performance? Should he be promoted?

$5.$ Using the data in the case, please complete the Evaluation and Development Summary presented in Exhibit $3$ of the Rob Parson $($A$)$ case.

If you were Paul Nasr,

$1)$ how would you plan to conduct the performance appraisal conversation?

$2)$ What would your goals be$?$

$3)$ What issues would you raise and why, and how would you raise them?

If you were Rob Parson, how would you conduct yourself in the performance evaluation meeting?

$4)$ What are your goals?

$5)$ How would you try to influence the process?