PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

When performance standards and expectations are not clearly defined, employees may struggle to understand what is expected of them, making it difficult to align their efforts with organizational goals. This study investigated Performance appraisal on employee performance of selected federal universities in north central Nigeria. The population of study consists of 1473 academic staff members of three selected Federal Universities in North Central Nigeria which includes Federal University of Lokoja, University of Abuja and Open University of Nigeria, Abuja. The sample size of the population was determined using Slovins (1960) sample size determination formular to arrive at a sample size of 315. The researcher distributed 315 questionnaires to the academic staff of the three selected universities. Collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. The study revealed that continuous feedback has a positive and significant effect (.712 B; P value =.000) on employee job performance in the selected Federal Universities in North Central Nigeria. More also, it was found that rating scale has a positive and statistical significant effect (.198 B; P value =.033) on employee job performance in the selected Federal Universities in North central Nigeria. The study concluded that Performance appraisal has positive and significant effect on employee performance of the selected federal university in North central Nigeria. The study recommended that Universities should prioritize the integration of continuous feedback practices to maximize the positive impact on employee job performance. Furthermore, it was also recommended that Nigerian universities should adopt and implement structured rating scales to effectively evaluate and monitor employee job performance, providing a clear and standardized framework for assessment.

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