The effects of performance appraisal in the Norwegian municipal health services: a case study

Human Resources for Health

Case Study

Frøydis Vasset¹  Trude Furunes²  Einar Marnburg² 

[1] Department of Health, University College in Aalesund, PO Box 1517, Larsgårdsvegen 2, Alnabru, 6030, Aalesund, Norway;Norwegian school of Hotel Management, Faculty of Social Science, University of Stavanger, PO Box 384, Alnabru (0614 Os), 4036, Stavanger, Norway;Norwegian school of Hotel Management, Faculty of Social Science, University of Stavanger, PO Box 384, Alnabru (0614 Os), 4036, Stavanger, Norway;

关键词: Intrinsic Motivation;    Goal Setting;    Health Personnel;    Professional Learning;    Professional Knowledge;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1478-4491-9-22

 received in 2010-05-24, accepted in 2011-10-05,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionPrevious research in performance appraisal (PA) indicates that variation exists in learning and job motivation from performance appraisal between occupational groups. This research evaluates the potential effect of job motivation, learning and self-assessment through performance appraisals for health personnel.Case descriptionThis article focuses on goal-setting, feedback, participation and training in performance appraisals in municipal health services in Norway; and job motivation, learning and self-assessment of performance are the dependent factors. Questionnaires were distributed to a representative sample of 600 health personnel from the Norwegian municipal health service, with a response rate of 62%. Factor analysis and regression analysis were run in SPSS 12.Discussion and evaluationThe study suggests that respondents learn from performance appraisal. Nurses experienced some higher job motivation from performance appraisal than auxiliary nurses. All subordinates perceived higher job motivation after performance appraisal than managers.ConclusionUseful feedback, active participation and higher education are fundamental elements of discussion in performance appraisal, as well as the role of increasing employees' job motivation. In this study, nurses' job motivation seems to be more effected by PA, than for auxiliary nurses. Both nurses and auxiliary nurses indicate that there is a learning effect from PA. This study may be of interest to health researchers and managers in municipal health services.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Vasset et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011