TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Grund, Christian
AU  - Sliwka, Dirk
        TI  - Individual and Job-Based Determinants of Performance Appraisal: Evidence from Germany
        PY  - 2007/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3017
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3017
        AB  - We investigate the use of performance appraisal (PA) in German Firms. First, we derive hypotheses on individual and job based determinants of PA usage. Based on a representative German data set on individual employees, we test these hypotheses and also explore the impact of PA on performance pay and further career prospects. The results include that PA is positively linked to an individual’s willingness to take risks. The performance of older employees and woman is evaluated less often. Furthermore, larger firms evaluate the performance of their employees more. We find evidence for a non-monotonic relation between the hierarchical level and usage of performance appraisal: The performance of employees with very high or very low responsibilities is assessed less often.
        KW  - performance evaluation
KW  - GSOEP
KW  - performance appraisal
        ER  -