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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

by Gary Dessler
January 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
480 pages
32h 52m
English
Pearson
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Performance Management Today

Learning Objective 5

  1. Explain how you would take a performance management approach to appraisal.

Performance appraisal is fine in theory, but in practice, appraisals don’t always go smoothly. Goals aren’t set, the “appraisal” is a form from an office supply store, and the yearly feedback, if any, may be agonizing, with both participants fleeing before any coaching takes place. This runs counter to common sense. Employees should know what their goals are, performance feedback should be useful, and if there is a problem, the time to take action is right away, not six months later.

Total Quality Management and Performance Appraisal

Management experts have long argued that most performance appraisals neither motivate ...

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ISBN: 9780134740218