Time To Change the Bathwater: Correcting Misconceptions About Performance Ratings

• Published in: Industrial and organizational psychology Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 314 - 322
• Main Authors: Gorman, C. Allen, Cunningham, Christopher J. L., Bergman, Shawn M., Meriac, John P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Commentaries; Intervention; Job performance; Performance management; Quality; Quantitative psychology; Ratings & rankings

Recent commentary has suggested that performance management (PM) is fundamentally “broken,” with negative feelings from managers and employees toward the process at an all-time high (Pulakos, Hanson, Arad, & Moye, 2015; Pulakos & O'Leary, 2011). In response, some high-profile organizati...