Factors Affecting The Implementation Of Open Performance Review And Appraisal System. A Case Study: Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And International Cooperation Tanzania

ABSTRACT

Tanza nia is going through profound restructuring that force the Public Sector to become

more efficient and effective. In this respect, one of the most popular tools used in the

contemporary reform programme is the appli cation of Open Performance Review and

Appraisal System. However. the successful implementation of Open Performance Review

and Appraisal System faces numerous challenges and obstacles. The study aimed in

assess ing the contrib ution of Performance Appraisal in the Performance of different

ministries in the Govern ment. The general objective of the study is to identifying factors

affecti ng the smooth implementation of OPRAS in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

Internat ional Cooperat ion". Specificall y the study was to examine the factors affecting the

implementation of Performance Apprai sal System in Ministry of Foreign AITai rs ancl

International Cooperation"; how Performance Appraisal System affect employees

performance in the Mi ni stry and suggesting the strategies for effect ive implementat ion or

Performance Appraisal in the Ministry. The study employed a case study design with

questionnai res. interv iews, and documentation as the main data collection methods. This

study used both Qua litative and Quantitative approaches. The study fi ndings revealed that

the contribution of Performance Appraisal in Tanzania faced different challenges including

financial resou rce constra ints, poor participation of employees in preparation process.

practicabil ity as well as leadership style. The findings also, revealed that, about 18 percent

of the respondents strongly agreed that Performance Appraisal change the performa nce or

the employees in the min istry while 40.7 percent strongly disagree to the notion that

performance app raisal change the performance of the employees. On the other hand. 28.J

percent disagree while 13 percent were uncerta in . Thus, the identi fied challenges affect the

contribution of Performance Appraisal System in the Mini stry.

However, the stud y suggested the strategies for better implementation of OPRAS which

include clear goals and expectations, political will , monitor performance and rewarding the

right behavior.