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  2. Performance appraisal - Wikipedia

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    A performance appraisal, also referred to as a performance review, performance evaluation, [1] (career) development discussion, [2] or employee appraisal, sometimes shortened to "PA", [a] is a periodic and systematic process whereby the job performance of an employee is documented and evaluated. This is done after employees are trained about ...

  3. Appraisal theory - Wikipedia

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    Appraisal theory is the theory in psychology that emotions are extracted from our evaluations (appraisals or estimates) of events that cause specific reactions in different people. Essentially, our appraisal of a situation causes an emotional, or affective, response that is going to be based on that appraisal. [1]

  4. Edwin Locke - Wikipedia

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    The two key findings of this theory are that setting specific goals (e.g., I want to earn $500 more a month) leads to higher performance than setting nonspecific, "do best" goals (e.g., I want to earn more money), and that goal difficulty is linearly and positively related to performance, such that, the harder the goal, the greater the effort ...

  5. Core self-evaluations - Wikipedia

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    A person who chooses a non-self-concordant goal will focus on avoiding negative emotions (e.g., anxiety or guilt), satisfying someone else's wishes, or on external rewards, like money. [25] Judge, Bono, Erez, and Locke (2005) [ 26 ] found that goal congruence, or choosing self-concordant goals, partially mediates the relationship between core ...

  6. Goal setting - Wikipedia

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    Goals may narrow someone's attention and direct their efforts toward goal-relevant activities and away from goal-irrelevant actions. Effort Goals may make someone more effortful. For example, if someone usually produces 4 widgets per hour but wants to produce 6 widgets per hour, then they may work harder to produce more widgets than without ...

  7. Job performance - Wikipedia

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    Job performance assesses whether a person performs a job well. Job performance, studied academically as part of industrial and organizational psychology, also forms a part of human resources management. Performance is an important criterion for organizational outcomes and success.

  8. Performance rating (work measurement) - Wikipedia

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    Performance rating has become a continuous process by which an employer and employees attempt to understand company goals and how his or her progress toward contributing to them are measured. Performance measurement is an ongoing activity for all managers and their subordinates. [4] A performance measurement uses the following indicators:

  9. Goal - Wikipedia

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    It looks at the likelihood and impact of goal achievement based on the type of goal and meaning of the goal to the individual. [citation needed] Different types of goals impact both goal achievement and the sense of subjective well-being brought about by achieving the goal. The model breaks down factors that promote, first, striving to achieve ...