Should Academic Institutions In Nigeria Use The 360-Degree Feedback System For Employee Appraisal?

Abstract

A performance appraisal system is significant to original work performance as it determines the success or failure of the institution's human asset. The aim of this article is to introduce the feedback appraisal procedure as a way to improve the competencies, skills, and behaviors of a single employee, staff, manager, or group of individuals. The advantages of the feedback performance appraisal system for public institutions like universities in Nigeria are given. The focus of the article is to introduce the use of a multi-metric staff appraisal in universities especially, and identify factors for realizing effective performance appraisal and management. In this paper it is argued that a performance appraisal system like the feedback is the only noticeable metric way by which an institution like a university can sensitively gauge, measure, and know the level of performance of its diverse staff. This paper seeks to bring to employees an awareness of a very unique type of performance management system that is based on psychological factors like personal development, self-motivation, constructive criticism, and wholistic feedback.This paper explains the need for human resource units and administrations to open up to an appraisal process that culturally aligns well with the diverse work environment of universities and other public institutions if they are to achieve the intended human resource benefits given in this paper.

Keywords: Performance, Appraisal, Staff, Lecturers, Universities, Psychological, 360, Nigeria.