A research of the effects of 360 degree performance evaluation system on organizational commitment

The aim of this study is to determine the 360 degree performance evaluation system to impacts on organizational commitment. The 360 degree performance evaluation system , unlike the traditional performance evaluation mode based on a single supervisor assesment is a contemporary application based on the multiple evaluation and feedbacks. On the other hand, organizational commitment refers to a sense of belongings felt by the employees against the institutions. The 360 degree performance evaluation system and organizational commitment is the fundamental subject of this study.In this context, performance evaluation and performance evaluation system were explained in the first chapter. And the 360 degree performance evaluation system was examined in details in the second chapter. In the third chapter,the organizational commitment and the relation between 360 degree performance evaluation system and organizational commitment were examined. In the fourth and last chapter, there is ranked the comments of questionnaire which is applied on 600 employees in Hatay Provincial Directorate of National Education where the 360 degree performance evaluation system has been applied. The 360 degree performance evaluation scale used in the survey which is generally accepted in the literature consists of the questions which measure this system in the field of eight basic skills. The questions of Organizational Commitment are taken from The Organizational Commitment Scale developed by Allen and Meyer and examined in three types.Outcomes were interpreted with regarding of the data of literature review and it is determined that the 360 degree performance evaluation system raises the organizational commitment.Key words: Performance Evaluation Systems, 360 Degree Performance Evaluation System, Organizational Commitment.