Effective Performance Management

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Performance management relates to an organization’s ability to implement a system to evaluate and advance employee performance. Achieving peak performance requires consistency, clear objectives, and constructive employee evaluation. According to Mithas, Ramasubbu, & Sambamurthy (2011), an organization must design the performance management system based on extensive research about the organization’s mission, and then properly communicate the purpose of the system to employees, stakeholders, and decision makers. After the performing the research, the information should be used to establish the appropriate performance management specialized for the organization. In addition, an effective performance management system should align performance measures with current strategic objectives and future goals. Organizations that establish effective performance management systems can receive recognition. Furthermore, some organizations spend valuable time and financial resources to create the appropriate system to increase organizational performance. One of the current methods used to evaluate exceptional organizational performance is the Malcolm Baldridge Awards (Fisher, 2010, p. 2). The Baldridge Awards allow organizations to highlight achievements made in performance achievements and organizational excellence. The Baldridge criteria measure an organization’s progress in customer satisfaction, financial advancement, human resources, and organizational effectiveness (Mithas, Ramasubbu, & Sambamurthy, 2011, p. 242). The use of the Baldridge criteria establishes new trends in organizational performance, and provides a prestigious award system to promote exceptional performance management. An article in the Journal of Public Ad... ... middle of paper ... ...n Performance, 22(3), 191-203. doi:10.1080/08959280902970377 U.S. Department of Treasury. (2009, June 10). press/releases/tg163.htm. Retrieved June 5, 2011, from U.S. Treasury: www.tisreas.gov Walker, R. M., Damanpour, F., & Devece, C. A. (2011). Management Innovation and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Effect of Performance Management. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 21(2), 367-386. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Yeung, A. L., Lai, K., & Yee, R. Y. (2007). Organizational learning, innovativeness, and organizational performance: a qualitative investigation. International Journal of Production Research, 45(11), 2459-2477. doi:10.1080/00207540601020460 Yoon Jik, C., & Ringquist, E. J. (2011). Managerial Trustworthiness and Organizational Outcomes. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 21(1), 53-86. doi:10.1093/jopart/muq015

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