LO 2

Question 1

What 3 processes are involved in regards to approaches to performance management?

Answer 1

• Planning
• Improving
• Reviewing

Question 2

FACT

Answer 2

Performance management is a cycle where managers and subordinates have shared views of what of what is expected of them.

Question 3

What does the performance management cycle involve?

Answer 3

• Performance Planning
• Performance assessment
• Corrective and adaptive mutual action through feedback and discussion.

Question 4

FACT

Answer 4

Aguinis 2009, Performance Management is a continuous process of identifying, measuring and aligning performance with strategic goals of the organisation. He links individual performance to the organisation’s overall mission and goal.

Question 5

What is the goal setting theory?

Answer 5

Suggests that the individual goals established by an employee play an important role in motivating him superior performance.

Question 6

What is the expectancy theory?

Answer 6

A individual will behave or act in a certain way because they are motivated to select a specific behaviour over other behaviours due to what they expect the results of the selected behaviour will be.

Effort > Performance > Reward

Question 7

What does the control theory entail?

Answer 7

• Behaviour control (evaluate actions)
• Output control (Performance of employee, controlled by reward or sanction after evaluation)
• Input control (seek to control the selection and training process of an employee)

Question 8

What practices and processes effect performance management?

Answer 8

• Induction
• Recruitment and Selection
• L&D