The Uses of Human Resourees Performance Appraisal: Comparing Superiors in Kuwaiti Public and Private Sectors

Al-Zufairi, Awad M.; Al-Owaihan, Abdullah Kh.

doi:10.21608/acj.2024.341056

The Uses of Human Resourees Performance Appraisal: Comparing Superiors in Kuwaiti Public and Private Sectors

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration, Saint Louis University - USA Associate Professor - Department of Management and Marketing College of Administrative Sciences - Kuwait University

² Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Saint Louis University - USA Associate Professor - Department of Management and Marketing College of Administrative Sciences - Kuwait University

10.21608/acj.2024.341056

Abstract

The study compares superiors in private and public sectors and investigate the ranking of their uses of human resources performance appraisal (UHRPA) and explore any differences between the two groups in Kuwaiti labor market. The study used a questionnaire based on the 20 items of the (UHRPA) developed by (Cleveland, Murphy, & Williams, 1989). A sample of (275) of superiors form different Kuwaiti organizations from both public and private sectors was selected, variables correlation, normality tests, Mann-Whitney-tests, and other descriptive statistics were employed.
The study found significant differences in eight of the twenty of the (UHRPA), furthermore the Kuwaiti superiors having differences in prioritizing the uses of performance appraisal compared to superiors investigated in other international studies. The study enriches the HRM field in researching one of its major functions, namely human resources performance appraisal. However, the study utilized a cross-sectional design, and results derived from cross-sectional study may presume, but not confirm, causality.

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