Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

Managing Promotions and Transfers

Learning Objective 5

• List the main decisions employers should address in reaching promotion decisions.

Career planning and mentoring often precede promotion decisions. Most people crave promotions, which usually mean more pay, responsibility, and (often) job satisfaction. For employers, promotions can provide opportunities to reward exceptional performance and to fill open positions with tested and loyal ­employees. Yet the promotion process isn’t always a positive experience. Unfairness or secrecy can poison the process. Furthermore, with more employers downsizing, some “promotions” take the form of more challenging, but not necessarily better-paid, jobs. Several decisions, therefore, loom large in any ...