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This 5-page paper provides an overview of performance appraisal and training and development requirements for the fictitious organization Game On. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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that designs, develops, markets and distribute virtual games and accessories to assist with training and education. The company is owned and operated by founders Ben Morphy and Arnie Walters. In
the first paper the discussion revolved around Game Ons organizational behavior, best practices and objectives. The next step is to determine which performance appraisal and training and development programs will
best support this organization. Game On is a "flat" one; in other words, rather than having a structure of a hierarchy, in
which information flows from the top down (and on rare occasions, bottom up), information in Game On flows across departments and units. Employee empowerment, therefore, is a huge goal of
this organization. The following provides information about various appraisal and training methods and proposed training. Suggested performance appraisal method
Most performance appraisal methods center on the "annual" review, during which supervisor and employee meet for a somewhat uncomfortable 20 minutes, during which the former points out
the positives and negatives of the employees work. The employee is asked if he has any questions (normally the answer is "no" because such appraisals dont provide the motivation for
an employee to talk). Then supervisor and employee sign the form and both part ways, breathing a sigh of relief that its all over for another year.
Prowse and Prowse (2009) point out that judging management standards involves more than putting a ranking form in the hands of a supervisor. It involves
linking performance to specific goals, as well as training supervisors in how to measure such goals (Prowse and Prowse, 2009). A positive performance appraisal is a continuous process, involving regular
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