Developing a procedurally Just performance appraisal process When organizations make decisions about people, such as whom to hire or promote, appraisal ratings or merit raise to give, or how important that the decisions are seen as fair and just. Research has shown that at least two aspects of justice influence employees’’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment and both must be considered in organization decisions. The first type is distributive justice, or the perceived fairness of …showed first 75 words of 446 total…

…showed last 75 words of 446 total…ratee can appeal or rebut the evaluation and when raters are familiar with ratee’s work, solicit employee input before assigning ratings, provide prompt feedback, and allow two way communication in the appraisal process. In addition, procedures should be more likely to be perceived as fair if employees understand the rating dimensions and superior’s expectations well before the rating takes place. Ideally, ratees would also have input into determining the rating criteria. Bibliography none