Due Process In Performance Appraisal: A Quasi-Experiment In Procedural Justice

Abstract

In every organization, there i always a type of appraisal whether formal or informal that is being used by the managers. Though the staff that make up an organization are made lip of people from different levels of education, with diverse functions or roles. It is expected that the employees are appraised in one way or the other by their boss. When properly conducted, performance appraisals not only let employees know how well they are performing but also influence their future level of effort and task direction. The due process metaphor 'when applied to performance appraisal ensures that the employee is given fair treatment even when charged with legal violations. Employees are permitted to challenge their assessment and provide their own commentary by conducting and presenting a self-appraisal. This study therefore seek to undertake an assessment of the relationship between the appraisal system and the due process metaphor as a management strategy and organizational effectiveness in a typical Nigerian environment. It also relates the due process appraisal system to procedural justice theory.