The Real Impact of Eliminating Performance Ratings

To better understand the impact that ratings have, we surveyed nearly 10,000 employees in our 2016 Pay for Performance Employee Survey. These employees were from across the globe, spanning 18 countries, and from a representative sample of industries and organizational sizes (see the Appendix for further demographic breakdowns). We compared the outcomes and perceptions of those employees in organizations that use performance ratings to those in organizations without ratings.