Authors :
Sonali Rai; Harsh Aditya Singh
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7196592
Abstract :
The bell curve has always been a topic of
contention for the human resource departments of
various organizations. While some feel that it needs to be
abolished as a practice to be able to rate talent as they
deserve, others feel that it enables high performers to be
recognized in a more prominent way, thus ensuring that
the high performers are retained for a longer time. This
does, however, mean that the so called ‘average’
performers, who are fulfilling performance parameters
that are expected from them, are not being given as much
importance, despite being the largest chunk of all
employees. After all, it is a combination of high
performers and employees who are just meeting
expectations that drive an organization forward. This
paper aims at examining if the practice of fitting employee
performance in accordance with the bell curve is a
practice that should be celebrated or if it’s time to retire
this age-old practice with something more aligned to the
expectations of employees as well as organizations
The bell curve has always been a topic of
contention for the human resource departments of
various organizations. While some feel that it needs to be
abolished as a practice to be able to rate talent as they
deserve, others feel that it enables high performers to be
recognized in a more prominent way, thus ensuring that
the high performers are retained for a longer time. This
does, however, mean that the so called ‘average’
performers, who are fulfilling performance parameters
that are expected from them, are not being given as much
importance, despite being the largest chunk of all
employees. After all, it is a combination of high
performers and employees who are just meeting
expectations that drive an organization forward. This
paper aims at examining if the practice of fitting employee
performance in accordance with the bell curve is a
practice that should be celebrated or if it’s time to retire
this age-old practice with something more aligned to the
expectations of employees as well as organizations