J. Basic. Appl. Sci. Res., 2(9)9616-9625, 2012 © 2012, TextRoad Publication ISSN 2090-4304 Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research www.textroad.com *Corresponding Author: Kamal Miandari, Department of Management, Payam Noor University, 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran Designing a Model for Pathology of Personnel Performance Appraisal in Zanjan Bureaucracies Kamal Miandari 1 , Mehdi Ajalli 2 , Bahareh Mohammadi 3 1 Department of Management, Payam Noor University, 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Accounting, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran 3 M.A in MBA of Department of Management, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus, Kish, Iran ABSTRACT Performance appraisal is base of management decision making in bureaucratic system. The present essay is attempting to distinguish effectual and under affection variables in performance system. The research method is data gathering method is a combination of questionnaire and library methods. The results of the research shows that effectual variables are appraiser characteristics, who will be appraisal errors, performance appraisal criteria, performance appraisal techniques, performance appraisal interview, communications, instrumentality, Organizational culture, and environmental factors. Under affection variables are: compensation system, designation of training needs, employee transitions and promotions, employment equity, and employee motivation. The final model concluded from library and theoretical studies and second part is conclude from correlation analysis and . KEY WORDS: Pathology of performance appraisal, Effectual variables, Under affection variables, comprehensive model of performance appraisal, Personnel performance appraisal system. 1. INTRODUCTION Today, the management field has become very important due to its universal applications in advancement of societies. Managers, as the directors of organizations, must be perfectly familiar with scientific and applied techniques in management and learn skills in this field. With a wide range of the related branches, management also includes the management of human resources that has been improved a lot in promotion of organizational members and plays roles in this context. Research about the causes and shortcomings resulted from the deficiency of appraisal and using human resources management correctly in solving failures of the organizations has become very important today and it is refereed to as "pathology of human resources management". For survival and growth of any set including an organization, it is necessary to identify the weaknesses and the negative effects of its activity, and for eliminating its ineffectiveness, serious actions must be taken. Expedient examination of the damages of human resources management can play an important role for optimizing the activity of this unit and prepare it for an effective emergence in the organization. The staff appraisal system in human resources management is so important, that it can make an organization fail or succeed. A correct and effective appraisal of the staff is very important in encouraging qualified people and punishment of those not paying enough attention to the affairs. The appraisal system has its specific techniques, purposes and characteristics in any organization that have a high effect on the performance of the staff in achieving a comprehensive appraisal system. One of the ways for economic, social and cultural development and independency of any society is the governance of a comprehensive appraisal system in administrative organizations, i.e. if in examining the performance of the staff and promoting them, correct and comprehensive criteria are used, an administrative efficiency will be surely obtained in the whole country. In summary, we can say that this research will emphasize on this point that which variables affect on planning a comprehensive valuation system. Of course, these variables are considered after pathology, i.e. examining which variables can prevent one from achieving a comprehensive appraisal system and what can be done to address the tasks of responsibilities of the managers of human resources and directing applied researches toward it due to its importance in achieving a comprehensive appraisal system. As Vankata [20] stated [20], the variables effective in performance appraisal must be examined and this can be done from inter- organizational dimensions including organizational texture and from dimensions outside of the organization including the culture and expedient factors. 2. Problem description and the importance of the subject Due to the increasing necessity of addressing the human resources management, examining the criteria effective in specialized staff is currently very important, especially managers of the organizations. Appraisal of 9616