360 degree Performance Appraisal

Merits

• Evaluates Methods applied to achieve targets.• Reveals strength and weaknesses in

management style• Forces inflexible managers to initiate self

change• Creates an atmosphere of team work and

improvement• Unearths truths about organizational culture

and ambience

Demerits

• Ignores performance in terms of reaching Goals

• Colleague’s responses tend to be biased• Assesses deny the truth of negative feedback• The system can be used to humiliate people• Linking findings to rewards can prove to be

unfair.