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INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
JUNE 2011
VOL 3, NO 2
Primary hypothesis:
Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with human resources
productivity.
Secondary hypotheses:
1) Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with component of
"ability".
2) Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with component of
"clarity".
3) Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with component of
"assistance".
4) Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with component of
"motivation".
5) Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with component of
"appraisal".
6) Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with component of
"authenticity".
7) Appraisal system of employees' performance has relation with component of
"environment".
Research methodology
In terms of content this research is of applied type and the researcher has established his
research methodology on "descriptive-analytical, survey basis. It is survey in the way
that the researcher intends to study and investigate in order to identify the situation of
performance appraisal in the organization and its relation with human resources
productivity and to represent a picture of it. The desired data has been obtained through
sampling from the statistical population that will be used and analyzed.
Statistical population and statistical sample All men and women employed in the
Electronic Communication Company of Isfahan province participated in this survey
that total number of them was 1985 persons. One hundred fourteen (114) persons were
specified as statistical sample after calculations.
Reliability and validity of the research
In order to enhance the validity of the questionnaire, it has been tried to design
questions simply and clearly so that not being ambiguous and incomprehensible for
those taking part in the case study. Also, at the beginning a preliminary questionnaire
was distributed among the employees and after gathering it was studied by professors
of Isfahan University and guiding professor of the survey and experts of Electric
Communication Company too. Some modifications were done for improvement and
were confirmed by them. Reliability of the questionnaire was measured using cronbach
alpha that was equal to 0.96.
Data analysis
Data analysis was done at two descriptive and inferential levels. Average central
tendency index, frequency distribution table, standard deviation and diagram mapping
were applied at descriptive level. At the inferential level T-parameter test was used in
order to test the hypotheses and variance analysis of the repeated measures was applied
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