360 Approval

360 Degree Approval :
Process of systematically gathering data on a persons skills, abilities and behavior from a variety of sources - managers , peers, subordinates and even customers and clients. In this besides appraising the performance of the assessee his other attributes such as talents , behaviors , values and technical consideration are also appraised.

Information collected from

(i) Appraised by superior
(ii) Appraised by peers
(iii) Appraised by subordinates
iv) Appraised by clients

Positive aspects & Negative Aspects:
P; Greater self awareness of managers; reveals strength and weakness
N; The system may be utilized to humilitate personnel
P; Reduced gap between self assessment and colleagues assessment
N; Response from colleagues may be blased.
P; Teamwork thrives through peer group assessment
N; Linking reward to appraisal may turn to be unfair
P; Facts about organization culture and ambiences are brought to light
N; It ignores performance in terms of reaching goals.
P; Empowerment is facilitated
N; The ratee may deny the truth of negative feedback.
P; Inflexible employees are forced to initiate self change