Performance management of academic staff in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Tartu University (pluses and minuses)

The present study aims to establish the pluses and minuses of the performance appraisal and management system of the academic staff. This is done through the case study of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) at Tartu University, Estonia. Research is based on the analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods. The author carried out document analysis and two original questionnaires in the FEBA. In order to achieve this aim, the author questioned the academic staff during the years of 2004–2007. The author carried out 5 semi-structured focus interviews with senior management and lecturers and 10 individual interviews between the years of 2004–2009. The author of this article took part in all these processes, including the expert groups and board, and applied the participation observation method where appropriate.