Performance appraisal of an employee can be conducted by his superior.
Three advantages of conducting this type of performance appraisal are :
A confidential report is prepared by the employees immediate superior. This report covers a range of aspects of an employee (such as strength, weakness, major achievement, failure, personal traits etc.). It is an elaborate appraisal mainly used for promotion and transfer purposes.
This type of performance appraisal is found in most Government organisation.
This appraisal involves a lot of subjectivity because it is based on impressions rather than on data.
