Työelämän kehittämisarviointi yliopistosektorilla - Kohti henkilöstölähtöisempiä arviointi- ja palautejärjestelmiä

This parole argues for participatory evaluationin developing expert organizations. lt presentstwo cases from the university sector in whichnumerous renewals have taken place duringprevious years and personnel has in manyplaces expressed feelings of being dismissed.ln the first case all personnel was involved insetting goals, producing strategy and assessingperformance in the so called third missionof universities: the societal interaction. Thesecond case describes a participatory qualityassessment system. Although deep and wideinclusion in development processes requiresresources, the benefits are remarkable. lnaddition to lesser resistance to change, thequality of these processes improves. Theparticipatory development process roots newmethods into the everyday working-life andsends a message of respecting employees asexperts of one's own job. Above all, establishedis a culture of continuous self-improvementknown to be common among top-professionals