Seeing Through Performance Feedback in Organizations

Authors

  • Sarah Min Dalton State College
  • Darina Lepadatu Kennesaw State University

Keywords:

Feedback, Politeness Theory, Organizaitonal Communication

Abstract

Providing work related feedback to employees is a beneficial component contributing to the growth of the organization. Constructive feedback has been shown to have a variety of positive effects on the productivity and satisfaction of employees. Organizations can use feedback to provide role clarity and to encourage positive behaviors. Over the years the strategies used to implement feedback in organizations has evolved. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that feedback has in organizations, provide a psycho-sociological analysis, and finally look towards the current strategies used by organizations to provide feedback to employees.

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Published

2016-10-16

How to Cite

Min, S., & Lepadatu, D. (2016). Seeing Through Performance Feedback in Organizations. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 4(5). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJHSS/article/view/4175