Dear Friend,
Let us start with basics!
HR is the philosophical orientation of the organization that believes and treats the people it employees as "Resource"!
It therefore presupposes that all its policies-business, operational and functional will recognise this principle and all its decisions will reflect this. Once you accept this fundamental stance, you recast (if necessary) all people functions, from recruitment to separation, with this thought and you will have in place a HR system.
Additionally, please appreciate the fact that a good Performance Appraisal System is the core strategy of good HR plan. Instead of a being a tool to decide "increments", as it were, it can add value to improving performance, superior-subordinate relationship, the logis of work distribution and contributes to transparency to the people management within the organization.
Many things could be added on this querry, but it would be easier for me to answer specific questions. So, if you need to ask questions, kindly respond to this mail on the group and raise your points!
samvedan
September 28, 2005