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INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC
Human Resource (or personnel) management, in the sense of getting things done through people, is an essential part of every manager’s responsibility, but many organizations find it advantageous to establish a specialist division to provide an expert service dedicated to ensuring that the human resource function is performed efficiently.
“People are our most valuable asset” is a cliché, which no member of any senior management team would disagree with. Yet, the reality for many organizations are that their people remain under valued, under trained and under utilized.
Performance Appraisal is the process of assessing the performance and progress of an employee or a group of employees on a given job and his / their potential for future development. It consists of all formal procedures used in the working organizations to evaluate personalities, contributions and potentials of employees.
PREFACE
Managing human resources in today’s dynamic environment is becoming more and more complex as well as important. Recognition of people as a valuable resource in the organization has led to increases trends in employee maintenance, job security, etc
My research project deals with “Performance Appraisal as carried out at Bhart Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL)”. In this report, I have studied &Evaluated the performance appraisal process as it is carried out in the company.
The first section of my report deals with a detailed company profile. It includes the company’s history: its activities and operations, organizational structure, etc. this section attempts to give detailed information about the company and the nature of it’s functioning.
The second section deals with performance appraisal. In this section, I have given a brief conceptual explanation to performance appraisal. It contains the definition, process and significance of performance appraisal.
In the third section of my report, I have conducted a research study to evaluate the process of performance appraisal at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.; this section also contains my findings, conclusions, suggestions and feedback.
The forth and final section of this report consists of extra information that I related to the main contents of the report. These annexure include some graphs and diagrams relating to the company, graphs relating to the research study and important documents upon which the project is based.
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
Performance Appraisal is the important aspect in the organization to evaluate the employees performance. It helps in understanding the employees work culture, involvement, and satisfaction. It helps the organization in deciding employees promotion, transfer, incentives, pay increase.
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Human Resource (or personnel) management, in the sense of getting things done through people, is an essential part of every manager’s responsibility, but many organizations find it advantageous to establish a specialist division to provide an expert service dedicated to ensuring that the human resource function is performed efficiently.
“People are our most valuable asset” is a cliché, which no member of any senior management team would disagree with. Yet, the reality for many organizations are that their people remain under valued, under trained and under utilized.
The market place for talented, skilled people is competitive and expensive. Taking on new staff can be disruptive to existing employees. Also, it takes time to develop ‘cultural awareness’, product / process / organization knowledge and experience for new staff members.
FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Following are the various functions of Human Resource Management that are essential for the effective functioning of the organization:
1. Recruitment
2. Selection
3. Induction
4. Performance Appraisal
5. Training & Development
Recruitment
The process of recruitment begins after manpower requirements are determined in terms of quality through job analysis and quantity through forecasting and planning.
Selection
The selection is the process of ascertaining whether or not candidates possess the requisite qualifications, training and experience required.
Induction
a) Induction is the technique by which a new employee is rehabilitated into the changed surroundings and introduced to the practices, policies and purposes of the organization.
