ROLE OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ON EMPLOYEE’S PRODUCTIVITY IN KANO STATE POLYTECHNIC

ABSTRACT Performance appraisal is an essential instrument for human resource management. It is a means for performance evaluation and also achieving performance enhancement among employees of an organization. As a management activity which increases the chances of achieving organizational goals. Consequently, this study examine the impact of performance appraisal on employee’s productivity among Academic Staff of Kano state Polytechnic. The Population of the study is the entire academic staff of School of Management Studies, Kano State Polytechnic. Kano State Polytechnic which consist of 108. A Sample size of 86 respondent were chosen from the entire population using Krejcie and Morgan Table of Sample size determination. Non probability sampling technique was used that involved convenience sampling technique and data were obtained through a structured close-ended questionnaire. The results revealed that there is positive and significant relationship between open system and employee productivity among Academic staff of KSP. The result of the study also shows that grading system and punishment has insignificant impact on employee productivity among Academic Staff of Kano State Polytechnic. The study recommends that. The study recommends that management of KSP should live up to its responsibility by motivating its employees through appraisal system, effective pension plan, training and development, in order to improve employee on work skill., and other factors that have a significant effect on employee productivity, because it will boost their morale. Also a new system of measuring employee’s job satisfaction should be designed by the management to complement the often self-evaluation of the New Performance Appraisal System. The management and policy makers should take measures to enhance employee’s job satisfaction through increased commitment level which will strive to their productivity.