Analyse the requirements needed to implement an effective performance
Essay topic: Analyse the requirements needed to implement an effective performance
management system.
Points must be covered as bear minimum:
- Define performance management and the strategic/organisational culture link
- Define performance appraisal
- Role of performance management in monitoring and developing employee
- Types of performance appraisal, the reward & development link.
- Methods of measuring performance. Managerial interpersonal skills and the
- performance management relationship
- make sure to use figures, tables and charts where appropriate
TEXTS:
core:
Henderson, I. (2017). Human Resource Managenment for MBA and Business Masters, (3rd ed). London: CIPD.
An alternative course text is:
Randall, J. and Sim, A. (2013) Managing People at Work. London: Routledge
The core texts will be useful for this. Also,
https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/people/performance/factsheet
#gref
- Chubb, C., Reilly, P., & Brown, D. (2011). Performance management. Institute for
Employment Studies, 1, 41 accessed at https://www.employmentstudies.co.uk/system/files/resources/files/mp90.pdf
- Mercer, M., & Chubb, C. (2011). Performance management: more performance and
less management?. HR Year Ahead 2011, 51 accessed at https://www.employmentstudies.co.uk/system/files/resources/files/480.pdf#page=55
Supplementary:
Grugulis, I. (2016). A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Human Resource Management. London: Sage
Wilkinson, A., Redman, T. and Dundon, T. (2017) Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases (5th ed). Harlow: Pearson Education.
References:
Minimum of 15 high quality mix between online books articles journals etc. recently published sources are preferred if available.
Areas to be addressed:
| Focused response to essay topic
Does your essay answer the question asked or go off the topic into irrelevant arguments? |
1-6 |
| Writing style and flow
Do you use appropriate English, paragraphs, and linkage sentences? Is your essay structured and organised to aid comprehension? |
1-6 |
| Sources
Do you reference quality sources (e.g. books and research articles) and include a wide range of relevant sources? Are your references cited appropriately? |
1-6 |
| Critical and analytical ability
Do you analyse existing arguments and think what is good/ bad/ missing/ limiting about them? Analyses directly address the topic. Provide detailed insights of the topic. |
1-6 |
| Theoretical/ conceptual model emphasis
Do you refer to existing theory or theories/ model(s) in developing your arguments? |
1-6 |
| Use of examples to illustrate points and justify arguments
Do you use examples to illustrate your arguments? E.g. examples drawn from companies |
1-6 |
| Consideration of applied implications
Do you consider what your arguments mean for organisations, line managers, HR practitioners? |
1-6 |
| General comments |
Analyse the requirements needed to implement an effective performance
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