Download or read book Performance Management Systems written by Chiara Demartini and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-04 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an analysis and a critical discussion on performance management systems. It seeks to advance the current state of knowledge in the subject by introducing a holistic performance management system - the loosely coupled performance management system. This new system presents a framework to leverage the systemic relationships among already established performance management mechanisms. The author contends that loosely coupled performance management systems fulfill two different objectives, namely - they assure control and foster innovation. Such a comprehensive approach to management control provides managers of economic organizations with an overarching architecture for the design, diagnosis and effective use of performance management systems.
Download or read book Human Resource Management in South Africa written by P. A. Grobler and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grobler and Wärnich’s market-leading text has long been regarded as the most comprehensive and user-friendly book available for those studying Human Resource Management in South Africa. Written from a business management perspective, it not only addresses the traditional core Human Resource activities but also provides the reader with insight into future Human Resource challenges.
Download or read book Pay for Performance written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pay for performance" has become a buzzword for the 1990s, as U.S. organizations seek ways to boost employee productivity. The new emphasis on performance appraisal and merit pay calls for a thorough examination of their effectiveness. Pay for Performance is the best resource to date on the issues of whether these concepts work and how they can be applied most effectively in the workplace. This important book looks at performance appraisal and pay practices in the private sector and describes whetherâ€"and howâ€"private industry experience is relevant to federal pay reform. It focuses on the needs of the federal government, exploring how the federal pay system evolved; available evidence on federal employee attitudes toward their work, their pay, and their reputation with the public; and the complicating and pervasive factor of politics.
Download or read book Performance Management written by Herman Aguinis and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Performance Management, Fourth Edition covers the design and implementation of effective and successful performance management systems – the key tools that can be used to transform employee talent and motivation into a strategic business advantage. Author Herman Aguinis focuses on research-based findings and up-to-date applications that consider the changing nature of work and organizations.
Download or read book Essentials of Human Resource Management written by Shaun Tyson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essentials of HRM combines a commentary on organizational behaviour with an explanation of human resource management techniques, and also acts as an introduction to industrial relations. It will prove an invaluable aid to those studying for professional qualifications, such as Membership of the Institute of Personnel Management or the Diploma in Management Studies, and for students on general business or social service courses. Equally, the practising manager will find this book a useful and practical guide.
Download or read book Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management written by and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaged employee is someone who feels involved, committed, passionate and empowered and demonstrates those feelings in work behavior. This book explains that a more engaged workforce is really about better performance management. The authors expand the traditional notion of performance management to include building trust, creating conditions of empowerment, managing team learning, and maintaining ongoing straightforward communications about performance, all of which are critical to employee engagement. The "best practices" tools and advice in this book are based on solid research as well as the authors’ experience.
Download or read book Questions for the Record Related to the Implementation of the Department of Defense s National Security Personnel System NSPS written by Brenda S. Farrell and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides answers to these questions from Solomon Ortiz, U.S. House of Rep.: (1) What steps could have been taken to roll out NSPS in a more orderly and fair fashion and if NSPS continues, what steps should now be taken to move forward? (2) As DoD and OPM leadership hold discussions to determine the overall framework, scope, and timeline of the review, what guidance or suggestions would you give to DoD and OPM to include in the methodology of this study? (3) Under the GS system, an employee steadily moves up through the various grades and can monitor career progression. There appears to be no such similar movement in NSPS; an employee, while receiving pay increases and bonuses, may remain in the same pay band for his/her entire career. If this is a valid concern, how can it be addressed?
Download or read book Report on the Significant Actions of the Office of Personnel Management During written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Performance Management Systems written by Arup Varma and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-08-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance management is the process by which organizations set goals, determine standards, assign and evaluate work, and distribute rewards. But when you operate across different countries and continents, performance management strategies cannot be one dimensional. HR managers need systems that can be applied to a range of cultural values. This important and timely text offers a truly global perspective on performance management practices. Split into two parts, it illustrates the key themes of rater motivation, rater-ratee relationships and merit pay, and outlines a model for a global appraisal process. This model is then screened through a range of countries, including Germany, Japan, USA, Turkey, China, India and Mexico. Using case studies and discussion questions, and written by local experts, this text outlines the tools needed to understand and ‘measure’ performance in a range of socio-economic and cultural contexts. It is essential reading for students and practitioners alike working in human resources, international business and international management.
Download or read book Human Capital written by Brenda S. Farrell and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DoD is in the process of implementing a human capital system; about 212,000 civilian employees are currently under the system. On Feb. 11, 2009, however, the Congress asked DoD to halt conversions of any additional employees to NSPS until it could properly address the future of DoD's personnel mgmt. system. This statement focuses on the performance mgmt. aspect of NSPS, specifically: (1) the extent to which DoD has implemented internal safeguards to ensure the fairness, effectiveness, and credibility of NSPS; and (2) how DoD civilian personnel perceive NSPS and what actions DoD has taken to address these perceptions. Illustrations.
Download or read book Performance Management For Dummies written by Herman Aguinis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implement best-in-class performance management systems Performance Management For Dummies is the definitive guide to infuse performance management with your organization's strategic goals and priorities. It provides the nuts and bolts of how to define and measure performance in terms of what employees do (i.e., behaviors) and the outcome of what they do (i.e., results) —both for individual employees as well as teams. Inside, you’ll find a new multi-step, cyclical process to help you keep track of your employees' work, identify where they need to improve and how, and ensure they're growing with the organization—and helping the organization succeed. Plus, it’ll show managers to C-Suites how to use performance management not just as an evaluation tool but, just as importantly, to help employees grow and improve on an ongoing basis so they are capable and motivated to support the organization’s strategic objectives. Understand if your performance management system is working Make fixes where needed Get performance evaluation forms, interview protocols, and scripts for feedback meetings Grasp why people make some businesses more successful than others Make performance management a useful rather than painful management tool Get ready to define performance, measure it, help employees improve it, and align employee performance with the strategic goals and priorities of your organization.
Download or read book Human Resource Management The Key Concepts written by Chris Rowley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Resource Management: The Key Concepts is a concise, current and jargon-free guide that covers the main practices and theories that constitute human resource management (HRM). The entries, defined and discussed by an international range of expert contributors, are drawn from following areas:Employee ResourcingEmployee RewardsEmployee DevelopmentEmployee RelationsEmerging IssuesFully cross-referenced and with suggestions for further reading, this book is a valua.
Download or read book Performance Management written by James W. Smither and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a shift in HR from performance appraisal to performance management. A new volume in the SIOP Professional Practice Series, this book contains a broad range of performance management topics, offers recommendations grounded in research, and many examples from a variety of organizations. In addition to offering state-of-the-art descriptions of performance management needs and solutions, this book provides empirical bases for recommendations, demonstrates how performance management tracks and helps promote organizational change, and exams critical issues. This book makes an ideal resource for I/O psychologists, HR professionals, and consultants. "In this comprehensive and timely volume, Smither and London assemble an exceptional collection of chapters on topics spanning the entire performance management process. Written by leading researchers and practitioners in the field, these chapters draw on years of research and offer a blueprint for implementing effective performance management systems in organizations. This volume is a 'must-read' for all those interested in performance management." —John W. Fleenor, Ph.D., research director, Center for Creative Leadership
Download or read book Human Capital Improved Implementation of Safeguards and an Action Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Increase Acceptance of the Nat Security Personnel System written by Brenda S. Farrell and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Defense (DoD) is in the process of implementing its new human capital system for managing civilian personnel -- the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Key components of NSPS include compensation, classification, and performance management Implementation of NSPS could have far-reaching implications, not just for DoD, but for civil service reform across the fed. gov¿t. As of Feb. 2009, about 205,000 civilian employees were under NSPS. This report determined: (1) the extent to which DoD has implemented internal safeguards to ensure NSPS was fair, effective, and credible; and (2) how DoD civilians perceive NSPS and what actions DoD has taken to address these perceptions. Illustrations.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Justice in the Workplace written by Russell Cropanzano and published by Oxford Library of Psychology. This book was released on 2015 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justice is everyone's concern. It plays a critical role in organizational success and promotes the quality of employees' working lives. For these reasons, understanding the nature of justice has become a prominent goal among scholars of organizational behavior. As research in organizational justice has proliferated, a need has emerged for scholars to integrate literature across disciplines. Offering the most thorough discussion of organizational justice currently available, The Oxford Handbook of Justice in the Workplace provides a comprehensive review of empirical and conceptual research addressing this vital topic. Reflecting this dynamic and expanding area of research, chapters provide cutting-edge reviews of selection, performance management, conflict resolution, diversity management, organizational climate, and other topics integral for promoting organizational success. Additionally, the book explores major conceptual issues such as interpersonal interaction, emotion, the structure of justice, the motivation for fairness, and cross-cultural considerations in fairness perceptions. The reader will find thorough discussions of legal issues, philosophical concerns, and human decision-making, all of which make this the standard reference book for both established scholars and emerging researchers.
Download or read book Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management written by M. Ronald Buckley and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions include an analysis of professional touching behaviour, ideas about the state of our science in HRM, novel integration of work-life flexibility issues, processes that occur in expatriate turnover, and suggestions concerning the state of human resource process research.
