1987
DOI: 10.2307/975891
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Nonmanagerial Performance Appraisal Practices in Large American Cities

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“…These findings parallel those reported with regard to large cities in national surveys over the past decade or so (Lacho, Steams, and Villere, 1979;Ammons and Rodriquez, 1986;England and Parle;. They support many of the general findings (e.g., growing but limited use of objectives-based systems, continued job-relatedness problems, use for judgmental pay and promotion decisions) and extend those findings vis-a-vis size and form of government to encompass smaller communities.…”
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“…These findings parallel those reported with regard to large cities in national surveys over the past decade or so (Lacho, Steams, and Villere, 1979;Ammons and Rodriquez, 1986;England and Parle;. They support many of the general findings (e.g., growing but limited use of objectives-based systems, continued job-relatedness problems, use for judgmental pay and promotion decisions) and extend those findings vis-a-vis size and form of government to encompass smaller communities.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…In a complementary study England and Parle (1987) focused on nonmanagerial appraisals in 142 American cities over 100,000. Formal performance appraisal systems were used by 86 percent of the cities.…”
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“…The following is a non-exhaustive list of uses (see also Mayston 1985 for a list of nine roles of performance indicators in the non profit sector). Performance appraisal of staff members may be based on quantitative performance information, particularly when the work allows for standardization (Ammons and Rodriguez, 1986;and England and Parle, 1987). Secondly, policy planning may be based on performance information (Worthington and Dollery, 2000).…”
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“…The ubiquity of performance appraisal and its status as the centerpiece of pubhc human resource management (deLeon & Ewen 1997;Fox, 1991;England & Parle 1987;Mount, 1984;Tyer, 1982) can be understood largely on the basis of its broad appeal. The ubiquity of performance appraisal and its status as the centerpiece of pubhc human resource management (deLeon & Ewen 1997;Fox, 1991;England & Parle 1987;Mount, 1984;Tyer, 1982) can be understood largely on the basis of its broad appeal.…”
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