360 degree feedback: its role in employee development

Garavan, Thomas N.; Morley, Michael; Flynn, Mary

Abstract

Focuses on 360 degree feedback which is defined as a contrived method of providing a flow of feedback to employees from all directions. Addresses the purposes of feedback within the organization, with special emphasis on its use for employee development and careeµr development; the benefits of such feedback to the organization and the individuals involved; the mechanisms used to obtain feedback; and, finally, the pitfalls of 360 degree feedback.

Citation

Garavan, T. N., Morley, M., & Flynn, M. (1997). 360 degree feedback: its role in employee development. Journal of Management Development, 16(2), 134-147. https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719710164300

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 1997-03
• Deposit Date: Aug 3, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Management Development
• Print ISSN: 0262-1711
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 134-147
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719710164300
• Keywords: Employee communications, Feedback, Performance appraisal,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/324727