Performance Management


Performance management is a process where supervisor and employee communicate organizational expectations, set objectives, identify goals, provide feedback and review the results. It is an ongoing process based on the changing objectives.



However, effective and efficient performance management system will positively influence the organizational performance. If employees are dissatisfied with the performance management system, they be unwilling to take an active participation in the process since they do not see any value of it. As a result, the organizational performance and productivity would decrease due to the inefficient employee performance.
The purpose of performance management system is to ensure work performed by employees accomplishes the work by having a clear understanding of the work expected from them, employees receive continuing information on how effectively they performed in relative to the expectations. Moreover, to determine salary increases based on employee performance, open opportunities for employee development and if not the above to address the non performing employees who does not meet the company.
Therefore, developing a performance management system is essential for any organization.

References
Aguinis, H. (2009). Performance management (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall
Armstrong, M. and Baron, A. (2004) Managing performance: performance management in action.
Bacal, R., (1999). Performance Management. A Briefcase Book. McGraw-Hill. New York.
Costello, S. J. (1994) Effective Performance Management, New York: Irwin.

Kandula, S. R. (2006). Performance management . In Performance management. Strategy. Intervention. Drivers. (1st ed.). (p. 5). Asoke K. Ghosh

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