I The appraisal process I The appraisal process 1.1 Introduction to the appraisal process 1.1 Introduction to the appraisal process 1.2 Appraisal methods 1.2 Appraisal methods 1.3 Appraising performance: problems and 1.3 Appraising performance: problems and solutions solutions II The appraisal interview II The appraisal interview 2.1 Types of interviews 2.1 Types of interviews 2.2 How to conduct the 2.2 How to conduct the appraisal interview appraisal interview III The role of appraisals in III The role of appraisals in managing performance managing performance 3.1 Do appraisals really help 3.1 Do appraisals really help to improve performance? to improve performance? 3.2 The performance management 3.2 The performance management approach approach 3.3 Performance management 3.3 Performance management abroad 3.4 TQM 3.4 TQM-based appraisals based appraisals IV. Summary IV. Summary