This study explores variations in the incidence of performance appraisals according to setting and multinationality. Using data from Europe and adopting the lens of comparative capitalisms, we found that performance appraisal (particularly, systems linking rating to rewards) is used more in the Anglo-Saxon Liberal Market Economies (LMEs) than in the other market economies found in continental Europe. Foreign owned MNEs tended to use performance appraisal more than other organisations in our sample, which may be a reflection of country of origin pressure (with most originating in LMEs). MNEs were also more likely to make use of more comprehensive forms of performance appraisal than their domestic counterparts, including elements that went beyond review and rewards to encompass training and development and career planning. We found little to suggest a default by firms towards the LME ideal, thus indicating the continued relevance of other national institutional recipes.

本研究根据环境和跨国性探讨了绩效评估发生率的变化。使用来自欧洲的数据并采用比较资本主义的视角，我们发现在盎格鲁-撒克逊自由市场经济体 (LME) 中，绩效评估（特别是将评级与奖励联系起来的系统）比在欧洲大陆发现的其他市场经济体中使用得更多. 在我们的样本中，外资跨国企业比其他组织更倾向于使用绩效评估，这可能反映了来源国的压力（大多数来自 LME）。与国内同行相比，跨国公司也更有可能使用更全面的绩效评估形式，包括超越审查和奖励的要素，包括培训、发展和职业规划。