This well-written volume, now in its Second Edition, continues to offer, in a clear and easy-to-read style, a comprehensive coverage of the various aspects of performance appraisal and compensation management. Written by a practicing manager who has also lectured extensively in premier management institutes, the text focuses on real core issues which are the tools for appraising the performance of an individual and in this edition, seven new chapters on key performance areas, the bell curve approach, competency mapping, new trends in training and development, recession, correlating compensation with performance and writs are included to cover the latest developments in the field. This book is intended as a text both for students of management and commerce. It will also serve as a useful tool for managers, executives and HR practitioners who are confronted with many performance management issues in their work scenario. What the Reviewers Say and Professor Goel has done it again! He has taken the complicated world of Performance Appraisal and put it into a highly readable and informative volume. He backs up his theories with well researched data and examples that will make this book a must have for any manager’s library.