Performance Appraisal in the Industry (A Case Study of Apex Printing Company Limited)

Abstract

This project work attempts to assess the
performance appraisal exercise as carried out
in Apex Printing Company Ltd. (APC).
Performance appraisal aims at improving an
organization's performance by enhancing an
individual’s performance. It assesses
individuals’ present and future performances.
A good appraisal system recognizes the
distinction between personal, traits and
achievements. The achievements of an
employee are the ultimate measure of his
success or self-fulfillment. However, the
person’s attitudes are sometimes contrivance
he uses to achieve the results. The
methodology employed in the research
includes questionnaire administration and
personal interviews. The population studied
comprised the entire staff of APC, which is
made up of 1800 comprising 350 members of
senior and management staff and 1450 junior
employees. The tests revealed that the
company’s performance appraisal machinery
is ineffective in evaluating the factual
performance of its personnel due to several
reasons, which include human bias in
assessment. It has therefore been
recommended among other things that the
management of APC should embark on an
immediate review of the entire appraisal
machinery of the company and ensure that it
is designed to achieve the purpose of assessing
the true performance of employees.