dc.description.abstract | Performance appraisal is a vital Human Resource Management constituent and an essential
component that impacts the organizational and employee effectiveness and efficiency, hence
the necessity for the organization to incessantly evaluate and measure employee performance
through performance appraisal. The general objective of the study was to examine the effect
of job performance appraisal on employee motivation and career advancement in PKF audit
firm. Four hypotheses were developed. The hypotheses encompassed “there is no significant
relationship between job performance appraisals and employee motivation,” “there is no
significant relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and career development,”
“there is no significant relationship between employee motivation and career advancement,”
and “there is no significant relationship between job performance appraisal, career
advancement, and employee motivation.” Stratified random sampling was used to select 112
respondents from a target population of 372 employees. The analysis was done using the
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study found a significant relationship
between job performance appraisal, employee motivation, and career advancement at the
PKF audit firm. The study findings concluded that there was a relationship between job
performance appraisal and employee motivation; a positive relationship existed between
intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and career development; a significant relationship existed
between employee motivation and career advancement; and that there was a significant effect
on the overall relationship between job performance appraisal, career advancement, and
employee motivation. | en_US |