A 360-degree Managers Performance Appraisal System in an Iranian Industrial Company

The purpose of this study was to design and analyze a comprehensive 360 degree manager performance appraisal system in a large company in isfahan, iran. therefore, 54 employees were selected as following: 9 managers, 9 superiors, 9 colleagues, and 27 subordinates. the research questionnaire was the iranian managerial position questionnaire (impq), prepared by a group of specialists with 82 items in a 5-point likert scale and with 9 sub-scales. the 9 managers completed the questionnaire with regard to themselves and the othersubjects completed it with regard to those managers. the results showed that :(1) the mean total scores of self-appraisal of managers was significantly higher than either their supervisors' or subordinates' appraisals of them (both were significant at p< .05 level), and (2) managers' appraisals of their own performances were significantly higher than the appraisals of other sources of them (p<.05). the limitations as well as some suggestions for further studies are also mentioned.