Mediating Effect of Work Engagement in The Link Between Performance Appraisal and Employee Performance: Developing A Conceptual Framework
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https://doi.org/10.37231/jmtp.2025.6.1.454Keywords:
Performance Appraisal, Work Engagement, Employee PerformanceAbstract
Performance appraisal is considered as the assessment which is been conducted and controlled in an organization through a formal procedure by providing employees with feedbacks on their job performance. This paper is a conceptual one that aim to propose a conceptual framework and establish a link between performance appraisal and employee performance. Within this framework. Conceptually, the paper will propose the possibility of work engagement towards mediating this connection. Studies that examine the effect of performance appraisal on employee performance and the mechanism through which it influences employee performance appears to be scarce. Hence, this paper will develop a study model by suggesting some prepositions that will later be tested empirically within the context of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the state of Selangor Malaysia.
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