Title: Performance appraisals in higher education: an Australian perspective

Authors: Leanne Morris

Addresses: Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia

Abstract: This paper considers performance appraisals in Australian universities. It examines some of the theory underpinning performance appraisals and applies it to the world of academia. It then considers the nature of universities and the changes which have taken place in Australian universities since the late 1980s and the implications of these changes on the performance appraisal of academics. It concludes by identifying questions for further research.

Keywords: performance appraisals; managerialism; higher education; Australia; university; accademics; public sector; HRM; human resource management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2006.010393

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2006 Vol.6 No.2/3/4, pp.174 - 185

Published online: 18 Jul 2006 *

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