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Aguinis,  Performance Management, 2/E

Aguinis focuses on research-based findings and up-to-date applications that increase employee performance.

 

 

 

Q. How do you bring validity and currency to the topics you are covering in your course?

 

This book brings scholarly research into the course, which can be demonstrated via the scholarly and practitioner-oriented bibliographic sources from a broad set of disciplines including auditing, cognitive psychology, communication, education, human performance, human resources management, industrial and organizational psychology, information systems, international business, management, marketing, organizational behavior, public administration, social psychology, sociology, and strategy.

 

Other Points of Distinction

 

 

Q. How do you cover performance appraisal as part of the greater organizational structure?

 

The author integrates discussion of Performance Management within the broader organizational context including strategic considerations (ex. Section I, Chap. 1-3).

 

Q. Are there any topics that you wish would be included in your performance appraisal book?

 

The author includes topics not typically covered in performance appraisal books including team performance management (Chapter 11), the link between performance management and organization- and unit-level goals and strategies (Chapters 1 and 3), the link between performance management and employee development (Chapter 8), the link between performance management and coaching and feedback (Chapter 9), the link between performance and rewards (Chapter 10), and legal issues (Chapter 10).

 

Q. How do you prepare for your course?

 

Instructor’s materials including Powerpoint slides, realistic cases (and solutions) to be used in class or to include in examinations, and test bank including true-false, multiple choice, and essay-type questions.

 

Q. What do you do to enhance student’s understanding of how performance appraisal functions in a real organization?

 

Over 30 integrative cases address  the design and implementation of various aspects of performance management systems in a diverse set of organizations and industries.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Strategic and General Considerations

Chapter 1 Performance Management and Reward Systems in Context

1.1  Definition of Performance Management (PM)

1.2  The Performance Management Contribution

1.3  Disadvantages/Danger of Poorly-implemented PM Systems

1.4  Definition of Reward Systems

1.5  Aims and Role of PM and Reward Systems

1.6  Characteristics of an Ideal PM System

1.7  Integration with Other Human Resources and Development Activities

Chapter 2   Performance Management Process

2.1  Prerequisites

2.2  Performance Planning

2.3  Performance Execution

2.4  Performance Assessment

2.5  Performance Review

2.6  Performance Renewal and Re-contracting

Chapter 3 Performance Management and Strategic Planning

3.1  Definition and Purposes of Strategic Planning

3.2  Process of Linking Performance Management to the Strategic Plan

3.3  Building Support

Part II: System Implementation

Chapter 4 Defining Performance and Choosing a Measurement Approach

4.1  Defining Performance

4.2  Determinants of Performance

4.3  Performance Dimensions

4.4  Approaches to Measuring Performance

Chapter 5 Measuring Performance

5.1  Measuring Results

5.2  Measuring Behaviors

Chapter 6 Gathering Performance Information

6.1    Appraisal Forms

6.2        Characteristics of Appraisal Forms

6.3        Determining Overall Rating

6.4        Appraisal Period and Number of Meetings

6.5        Who Should Provide Performance Information?

6.6        A Model of Rater Motivation

6.7        Preventing Rating Distortion through Rater Training Programs

Chapter 7 Implementing a Performance Management System

7.1  Preparation: Communication, Appeals Process, Training Programs, and Pilot Testing

7.2  Communication Plan

7.3  Appeals Process

7.4  Training Programs for the Acquisition of Required Skills

7.5  Pilot Testing

7.6  Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation

Part III: Employee Development

Chapter 8 Performance Management and Employee Development

8.1  Personal Development Plans

8.2  Direct Supervisor’s Role

8.3  360-degree Feedback Systems

Chapter 9 Performance Management Skills

9.1  Coaching

9.2  Coaching Styles

9.3  Coaching Process

9.4  Performance Review Meetings

Part IV: Reward Systems, Legal Issues, and Team Performance Management

Chapter 10 Reward Systems and Legal Issues

10.1          Traditional and Contingent Pay (CP) Plans

10.2          Reasons for Introducing CP

10.3          Possible Problems Associated with CP

10.4          Selecting a CP Plan

10.5          Putting Pay in Context

10.6          Pay Structures

10.7          Performance Management and the Law

10.8          Some Legal Principles Affecting PM

10.9          Laws Affecting PM

Chapter 11 Managing Team Performance

11.1          Definition and Importance of Teams

11.2          Types of Teams and Implications for Performance Management

11.3          Purposes and Challenges of Team Performance Management

11.4          Including Team Performance in the Performance Management System

11.5          Rewarding Team Performance

Author Index

Subject Index

Training and Development  [BRIEF TEXTS]   (Management)
Performance Appraisal / Performance Management  (Management)
Compensation Management  [BRIEF TEXTS]   (Management)

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