360-Degree Performance Appraisal: A Key Driver of Employee Motivation and Engagement

Sanaullah Bapar; Karamullah Bapar; Nazar Hussain Phulpoto; Syed Muneer Ahmed Shah

doi:10.58921/jobams.6.2.157

Sanaullah Bapar Public Administration Department Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan
Karamullah Bapar Public Administration Department Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan
Nazar Hussain Phulpoto Public Administration Department Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan
Syed Muneer Ahmed Shah Public Administration Department Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58921/jobams.6.2.157

Keywords: 360-degree performance appraisal, feedback system, employee motivation, employee engagement

Abstract

Research investigates how 360-degree performance appraisal affects employee motivation together with employee engagement. The research used quantitative analysis to obtain data by distributing an online questionnaire to 105 participants from different private-sector organizations. Statistical analysis produced three components which evaluated the relationship between multi-source feedback and vital behavioral outcomes through reliability and correlation and regression methods. The research shows that using performance appraisals from multiple directions creates better assessments of employee work that additionally leads to higher motivational levels and greater employee engagement. Organizational goals received greater commitment and loyalty from employees who received feedback from their supervisors and both their peers and subordinates because self-awareness and accountability combined with validation increased. The evaluation techniques found their strongest impact within hierarchical systems outside the Western world particularly in Pakistan thus indicating that 360-degree assessment methods boost both performance and employee engagement. The results from this research contribute fundamental knowledge for performance evaluation enhancement which leads to improved employee satisfaction together with organizational productivity ascendance.