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100			_aKennedy, Jeffrey C.
245			_aEmpowering employees through the performance appraisal process
260			_c1995
300			_ap.793-811
520			_aThis article describes how performance appraisal can be used to assist in empowering employees, using as an example the Corporate Finance Office of the New Zealand Department of Social Welfare. Increasing demands are being placed on many public servants as civil service organizations seek to increase productivity and operate with fewer levels of management. Moves away from traditional bureaucratic organization structures are often accompanied by attempts to develop a more empowering culture. These typically involve leadership initiatives adapted from the private sector in areas such as vision, values, participation and trust. One of the most important of these is the performance appraisal system
650			_aPublic Administration - New Zealand
650			_aPersonnel Management - New Zealand
650			_aEmployees - Rating of - New Zealand
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a28497
999			_c28497 _d28497