Improving performance management
Your first assessed Individual Assignment in this module is an evaluation of the performance management system in an organisation with which you are familiar.
In PART 1, you prepared for this Assignment by choosing an organisation that has a performance management system in place.
You will now conduct an analysis of the performance management system in the organisation you selected.
• Review case 1.1 in your textbook (Aguinis, 2012), which presents a set of ‘ideal’ characteristics for a performance management system.
• In 1,500 words, use the ‘ideal’ characteristics checklist (Aguinis, 2012) to evaluate the performance management system of the organisation you chose in PART 1.
• In your evaluation, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the performance management system and make recommendations for improving the system. Be sure to use ideas and concepts from your readings and other research.
• As part of your evaluation, formulate a ‘test case’ describing an individual with a performance problem and discuss how the performance management system as it exists would or would not support this individual. Include an assessment of how the person responsible for conducting the individual’s performance evaluation would obtain performance information, determine whether/how to use formal performance management approaches to address the problem, what process would be followed and which stakeholders would be involved.