Abstract
Performance Appraisal is a part of performance management system. It’s the evaluation of the
desired quality and quantity of performance. The aim of performance appraisal is to make sure
that employees are working towards the organisational goals. While there are different forms
of performance appraisal which includes appraisal by immediate line managers, self-appraisal,
appraisal by peers, appraisal by subordinates (upwards appraisal), customer appraisal and a
multilevel or a 360-degree appraisal. One of the more famous approaches; amongst all have
been 360-degree appraisal which is a comprehensive appraisal technique which is constituted
by factoring in all above forms of appraisal techniques. It includes contribution towards
feedback from subordinates, managers, peers, customers, suppliers etc. Each individual who
has interacted with the individual gets to contribute towards the feedback for the individual.
This study tends to find out the effects of 360-degree performance appraisal on motivation
among nurses and doctors. The main objective of the study is to find out if 360 degree motivates
the employee and if it does to what extent does it uplift them to work efficiently. Motivation
and performance go hand in hand. To meet the objective of the study in-depth interviews were
conducted among 3 doctors and 2 nurses in the leading hospitals of Dublin. The research found
out 360-degree performance appraisal actually motivates the employees by raising selfawareness.
Even the negative feedback was taken as a positive criticism and used to as an
improvement tool.
