Bell Curve Appraisal

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Bell Curve Performance Appraisal Management
System 

• Brief Summary and Sample

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Presentation flow

• Definition of Bell curve
• Bell Curve in Performance Appraisal Management
  System
• Bell curve appraisal system process
• How to use bell curve appraisal system
• Advantages Disadvantages of bell curve in
  performance management
• Bell curve in performance appraisal example 

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Definition of Bell curve
Characteristics of the Bell curve
Only one mode
Mean located in center
Predictable standard deviation
Follows symmetry
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Bell Curve in Performance Appraisal Management
System
Employees are divide into top performer, average
performer and poor performer
Identify the caliber of employee
Link performance to rewards
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Bell curve appraisal system process
The pattern of the performance is identified and
force ranking is followed. The ranking is
carefully done in order to balance employee
performance on bell curve. The standard
performance is defined in order to identify the
star performer.
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How to use bell curve appraisal system
The employees are divided into 3 categories based
on the relative performance ranking across bell
curve. Top 20  High performers Middle
70 Average performer Bottom 10  Non
performers
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Advantages Disadvantages of bell curve based PA
System

• Advantages
• Top performers can be identified easily
• Strict and lenient ratings of manager can be
  managed
• suitability of employees for job position can be
  identified
• Training needs can be managed

• Disadvantages
• The system is to rigid
• Loss of morale
• It is not suitable for small companies

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Bell curve in performance appraisal example
Companies like Wipro, Infosys, ICICI Bank and
Aditya Birla Group are using the bell curve
appraisal system
75 to 80 companies in India are currently using
bell curve for the performance appraisal
Every employee will be happy if the performance
is directly linked with the rewards
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