Modern Performance appraisal methods
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS) Even though we all have faced Performance appraisals in every organization we have ever worked, it is a question if all the effort put on appraisals are really productive or accurate. In these series of blogs I have analyzed the modern performance appraisals to shed light onto challenges and opportunities each method brings to the table. Introduction BARS was introduced in 1963 by Smith and Kendal. The focus of BARS was to address concerns of reliability and Validity of Performance Appraisals. It involves a scale as opposed to numbers. Theses scales are more informative as compared to numbers. Theses scales are prepared based on the behavioral aspect. Rater acts as an observer. BARS uses behavioral statements to illustrate multiple levels of performance. (Aggarwal & Thakur, 2013) ...