1 Do you think that the approach adopted in this case would be as successful in other settings where there is less integration,

e. g. in a networked organisation (see Chapter 3)? The organisation concerned is a unit of a federal public research body in Brazil. Over 8,000 employees are based at 37 research centres. The approach to appraisal was to develop performance by focusing on the inputs to research, and in particular the competencies of the staff. There are links between the organisation’s competence-

based approach and developmental appraisal. The three main aspects of the appraisal are people’s development, effort and behaviour (Ubeda and Santos, 2007). The purpose of the appraisal is to help develop staff abilities and to stimulate the direction of their application to further organisational goals.