Performance Management: Putting Research into Action

Overview of Chapters

Herman Aguinis (“An Expanded View of Performance Management”) provides a broad overview of performance management. He describes the many purposes that can be served by performance management systems, presents a six-stage performance management process, and identifies fourteen features associated with effective performance management systems.

William Schiemann (“Aligning Performance Management with Organizational Strategy, Values, and Goals”) describes the importance of alignment for large and small companies (including the relationship between alignment and financial performance). He reviews seven drivers of alignment while emphasizing the pivotal role played by a company’s culture. He also provides a detailed case study ...