A study on the definition, rate and improvement of the skills needed for an efficient performance appraisal at the industrial organizations located in the cukurova region

The prejudices, the personalities, the methods used and similar other aspects of the managers affect the determination of the real worth of employees performances at performance appraisal meetings. Performance Appraisal is a part of performance management system. The basic purpose of Performance Management System is to get employees working efficiently through objectives of the firm. Consequently, the improvement and use of the means and approaches that provide employees working efficiently through the firm objectives are essential. In this study; in order to measure the performance appraisal skills of the managers, it was applied to the opinions of the managers of the firms in Çukurova Region with the way of inquiries and the results were appraised by the statistical techniques. Key Words: Performance Appraisal, Performance Management, Performance Objectives, Skills of Managers, Performance Improvement