Employee Management



Employee Management

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to enlighten and explore the significance of the impact of new work management on productivity and human performance. It aims to explain the strategic human resource management, or the new work management, and as to how it affects the performance and productivity of human resources. The paper describes the concept of new work management and its role in performance management of human resources. The factors that influence or impact the productivity and performance of human resource are also highlight in the paper. It then discusses the performance management and as to how it impacts the productivity and performance of human resources in the light of new work management.

Discussion

Performance Assessment and Organizational Vision. Mission and Objectives

Assessment is commonly defined as the assessment of knowledge, skills, abilities and performance, understanding by value calculation, appreciation or one or more things. Performance assessment is considered as part of performance management and covers all situations in which performance is assessed and appraised (Ammons, 2002, pp 344 - 347). Assessment of the level, quality of performance requires good skills and possession of a special tool to solve this problem. Analytical skills and analysis tools are needed already at the stage of collecting and structuring information. The process usually ends with a free report and evaluate progress and performance standards of compliance with these standards, goals and objectives of the company (Cardy & Dobbins, 1994, pp 9 - 11).

An integral part of the assessment process is the evaluation of worker performance. The assessment of employee performances are aligned with organizational goals and objectives in such a manner that every employee is striving towards the common goal, the organizational goal. Performance assessment takes into account the organizational mission, vision, values, strategic objectives and the system of distinctive competencies, defined by the collective of all management processes (Ammons, 2002, pp 344 - 347).

Performance Criteria and Performance Assessment Models

Performance assessment criteria are indicators, or data rates desired result in the execution of a task. The performance criteria are related to the main functions of the job and are not just a list of tasks but describe what the employee must achieve in the performance of their position (Arvey & Murphy, 2002, pp 141 - 168). Performance assessment models are the basis upon which the performance assessment criteria is constructed. These models can be be broadly categorized into ten categories:

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