From: Jack Zigon [mailto:
jack@zigonperf.com]
Here are five new articles on performance management. The last one was just
published in the last few days. I hope you find them helpful.
>In this issue:
* Analysing Performance Measurement Systems from a Functional Design
Perspective
* Fujitsu Decides to Backtrack on Performance-Based Pay
* Getting Rid of Reviews: Exceeds Expectations
* Multifaceted Conception of Self-Other Ratings Disagreement
* The New Thinking in Performance Appraisals
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Abstracts of each article follow below. All five articles are at
http://www.zigonperf.com/resources/pmnews.html under "New Articles This
Month".
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>Analysing Performance Measurement Systems from a Functional Design
Perspective
Presents an analysis tool which is based on the PSDA: a PMS design tool for
R&D environments. Based on the functions of a particular PMS - the purpose
for which performance is measured- the tool evaluates whether this PMS
meets the specific requirements of these functions as established in the
PSDA. Applying the tool to evaluate PMSs in a production and sales
environment provided valuable insights into the causes of
measurement-related performance problems.
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>Fujitsu Decides to Backtrack on Performance-Based Pay
When Fujitsu introduced one of the Japanese corporate world's first
performance- based pay systems, it was hailed as a breakthrough. Now, eight
years later, the company is ready to forget the whole thing, or at least
drastically modify it. NY Times March 21, 2001.
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>Getting Rid of Reviews: Exceeds Expectations
More reasons for abolishing performance appraisals and replacing them with
"conversations". Chicago Tribune, March 25, 2001
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>Multifaceted Conception of Self-Other Ratings Disagreement
More and more companies, including almost all Fortune 500 firms, are using
multirater or 360-degree appraisals of manager performance, with an
objective to using useful feedback from multiple raters to guide the
personal development of ratees. In all 360-degree appraisal programs, there
is some amount of disagreement among sources, and thus a critical aspect of
all such programs is identifying and dealing with such disagreement. This
research paper identifies the possible types of disagreement and how to
deal with them. Personnel Psychology, April 1999.
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>The New Thinking in Performance Appraisals
Annual performance appraisals are falling out of favor with HR
professionals. Instead, companies are turning to a process of ongoing
assessment and feedback. Workforce Magazine, May 2001.
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