“Increased Workplace Productivity through

Running Headline : INCREASED WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY

Increased Workplace Productivity through

Fine Tuned Employee Performance Evaluation Systems

Mohammed Alkaabi

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOC \o "1-2 " \h \z HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " ABSTRACT PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " 1 . INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " 1 .1 Employee motivation PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " 1 .2 Significance of performance appraisal or evaluation systems PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 11

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " 1 .3 Workplace Productivity versus Employee Evaluation PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 16

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"_Toc1 " 1 .4 Relevant Employee Appraisal or Evaluation Issues PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 22

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " 1 .5 Employee Appraisal Errors PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 26

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " 1 .6 Overview and Scope of Report PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 28

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " 2 .1 Proposed Problem Statement PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 30

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " 2 .2 The actual HR case report PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 30

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " 2 .3 Discussion of Contributory Factors to the Problem PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 32

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " 3 . ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 34

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " 3 .1 Statement of alternatives PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 34

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " 3 .2 Comparison and contrast PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 41

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " 4 . RECOMMENDATION PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 42

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " 4 .1 Reason /s behind Selection PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 42

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " 4 .2 Benefits and analysis of selection PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 44

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " 4 .3 Rundown of reasons for non-selection of other alternatives PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 46

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " 5 . CONCLUSION PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 48

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " 6 . REFERENCES PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 50 ABSTRACT

The main purpose of this thesis is to examine closely pertinent workplace conditions and how it affects workplace productivity . Relevant studies conducted by professionals in the field can attest to the relationship between workplace conditions , job satisfaction as well as employee motivation

Furthermore , the study intends to establish the idea that the presence of what may be described as an ideal ' working environment does not necessarily yield highly motivated employees given that other pressing conditions tend to undermine workplace productivity as well . Likewise the study seeks to examine the role of an employee motivation system conceived by Frederick Herzberg and other professionals , as a vital component of increased workplace efficiency

Part of this study involves a quick probe into what is called as the Matthew Effect ' which is often observed from most employee appraisal system . The study pursues to delve into (1 ) factors that affect the system of rating by supervisors and managers that are often inclined to hold biases to the benefit of favored employees and (2 ) the grouping of employees into clusters called in-groupers who are the recipients of supervisor favors and the out-groupers who shoulder the brunt of criticisms from managers

Apart from employee evaluation , the thesis will attempt to assess the failure of management to provide a healthy employee-employer relationship . A human resource case will be presented to illustrate how the disregard...