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if their performance is evaluated. Evaluation of the performance of an individual employee in an organization is referred to as performance appraisal (Armstrong, 2008, !"#. There is also agreement that appraisal is part of the wider process of managing performance in wor$ organizations. %oreover& a good num'er of scholars have laid a clear distinction 'etween evaluating the performance of the organization and evaluating the performance of the individuals in wor$ places. (espite the fact that performance Appraisal is given a status of 'eing a su')organ rather than an independent organ of the *+% function, a num'er of researches conclude on a specific ground that elevating employees is something important that if not done, the managers can hardly ma$e employees aligned with the o',ectives of the organizations (*endry, ---& .girwa, 2000& Armstrong, --/#. 0n a specific view of .girwa, *uman +esources %anagement has many $ey leavers including recruitment and selection, *+ planning, Training and (evelopment, 1ompensation, safety and health , la'or relations, disciplinary procedure and motivation, 'ut appraisal plays a lin$ing and complementary role 'etween all those. 0t is the only opportunity that provides the feed'ac$ to 'oth the employer and employees that the contri'ution of either of the two to the other is poor, fair, needs to 'e improved, or is e2cellent that a part should e2pect to 'enefit more from the other. According to .girwa (2000#, performance evaluation is important in organizations since it serves the following importance. a# 0t provides the employees with feed'ac$ a'out their performance during the period of appraisal '# 3erformance evaluation provides a 'asis for ,udging whether the organization recruited the right people for its ,o's c# 0t informs the organization whether the performance standards set were feasi'le, right and attaina'le or not. 0t serves as a 'ase for lying performance standards which are realistic d# 0t is the 'asis from which the organization can ,udge whether the selection process produced the right 4uality of employees in terms of the ,o' re4uirements e# Evaluation of performance reports suggest the organizations training and development needs as well as other support to individuals.
f# 3erformance Evaluation serves as a 'asis for validation of compensation of an individual employee in the organization.