The research study investigates the interconnection of the relations between the instrumental aspect of performance appraisal and the subject of employee motivation. Performance appraisal is identified as an important instrument used by Human Resources (HR) for management of employee performance through different aspects including either administrative, informative or motivational. This study has intended to explore the subject through the perspective of its motivational element. An employee’s motivation could be understood through different aspects that include productivity and satisfaction of employees. The study explores this relationship with focus on the contributory activities of productivity and satisfaction among employees. The study had developed this qualitative research through the use of secondary qualitative findings with a special focus on the automotive and pharmaceutical industries of India.
Umate et al. (Fri,) studied this question.