Performance Appraisal Method: Graphic Rating Scale

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Executive Summary
The purpose of this study is to elaborate and for brief understanding of performance appraisal
method in organisations. There are many methods of performance appraisal, but this study
predominantly focuses on one method that is “Graphic Rating Method” of retail sales
associate and fast food manager. The paper has demonstrated an assumption of graphic rating
scale using a tabular representation which includes performance level and traits of the
employee and employer. According to the assumptions the merits and demerits of the method
has been considered in the paper.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................4
Graphic Rating Scale..............................................................................................................5
For a Retail Sales Associate...................................................................................................5
For fast-food restaurant manger.............................................................................................7
Advantages of Graphic Rating Scale.....................................................................................8
Disadvantages of Graphic Rating Scale.................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Reference..................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
In modern day organisation, the organisations try to bring out the best in employees.
To do so the organisation involve many activities and one such activity is performance
appraisal of employees. Each and every employee is subjected to cyclic appraisal of their
performance. The objective of performance appraisal is to find the gap between the actual
performance and desired performance and it is the best way to compensate the compensation
system (Tziner and Rabenu 2018). This approach is important for the human resource
development as it brings out the best of the employees and makes the best use of human
resource availability. There are many methods to evaluate the performance of the employees,
but the study focuses particularly on method. Therefore this study emphasises on
performance appraisal method termed as Graphic Rating Scale of retail sales associate and
fast food manager (Wetzel and Greiff 2018).