In organizational perspective, 360 degree performance appraisal can be examined to facilitate cultural change,
used solely for developmental purposes, succession planning systems, executive development, reinforce core
values and business strategies and input to the performance appraisal. From individual perspective, the appraisal
is used in order to aid improving or even unsatisfactory performance, to decrease employee’s defensiveness about
weaknesses, used as device to provide feedback and to give employees a good understanding of their abilities
(Pak, 2009: 62).