Impact of Demographic Variables on Performance Appraisal Outcomes in Organisations: A Comparative

The latest mantra being followed by organisations across the World is – “Get paid according to what you contribute”. Organisations are paying more attention to performance management and especially to individual performance. So, if the process of performance appraisal is properly structured, it will help employees understand their roles, responsibilities, and enable them to align their individual performance with the organisational goals and also help review their performance. The common benefits of performance appraisal in the steel industry are improved employee motivation; enhanced communication and collaboration; increased productivity and profitability and improved organisational performance. In this current environment, a satisfied employee is not necessarily the best employee in terms of loyalty and productivity that can be realised by most of the organisation. This paper focuses on the impact of demographic variables on performance appraisal outcomes in organisations that leads the importance of performance appraisal in achieving organisational success.