Within the changing management concept, employees and employers have the constant feeling of keeping up with the changing environment. In this regard, performance evaluation activities are regarded as an indispensable element. Data obtained from the results of the performance evaluation activities, shed light on the development of the employees and enable the enterprises to stand in the fierce competitive environment. This study sets out to find out the effect of the applied performance methods

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... on the objective of the managers. The population of the study comprises 182 hotel enterprises with five stars operating in Antalya, İzmir and Muğla with 2184 managers. Sample population was comprised of 578 managers. The results of the study suggest that the effect of the applied performance methods on the objective of the managers counts. The objective of the managers applying 360-degree performance evaluation method is found to be "finding out the training and development needs", while the objective of the managers applying conventional performance evaluation methods is found to be "enhancing the existing performance".