http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 38 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 10, Issue 1, January-February 2019, pp. 38-42, Article ID: IJM_10_01_007 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijm/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=10&IType=1 Journal Impact Factor (2016): 8.1920 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 © IAEME Publication RESEARCH PAPER ON BELL CURVE METHOD OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Dr. Tejashree Deshmukh Dean-Academics, PTVA’s Institute of Management Vile Parle (East), Mumbai Jigar Patel Assistant Professor – HR, PTVA’s Institute of Management Vile Parle (East), Mumbai ABSTRACT The most important competitive advantage any organization can have, is it’s human capital. The organizations that know how to recruit, deploy, develop and retain this most valued asset, will succeed in this world. Performance Management System is one such tool that plays a crucial role in assessing, developing and retaining of the employees. Todays’ organization need to think of Performance Appraisal System that assesses the performance of employees objectively, motivates them to perform better, allows them to develop required knowledge, skills and abilities and most importantly helps the organizations retain the high performers. This paper aims to study Bell Curve Method of Performance Appraisal which is widely used for this purpose, and any alternatives that can help the organizations assess its employees better, thereby helping them develop and retain the high performers. Keywords: Performance Appraisal, Performance Management System (PMS), Bell Curve. Cite this Article: Dr. Tejashree Deshmukh and Jigar Patel, Research Paper on Bell Curve Method of Performance Management, International Journal of Management, 10 (1), 2019, pp. 38-42. http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=10&IType=1 1. BELL CURVE METHOD OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT The term “Performance Management” was first introduced by Michael Beer as an innovative appraisal and development system. It was introduced as an improvement over the more subjective, traditional performance appraisal system which was plagued by rater problems. Performance Management System (PMS) is a comprehensive, integrated, business driven system aimed at organizational and people development.