State of the Practice in Performance Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
Mariangela Battista
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Current State

Performance management (PM) is one of the few organizational processes that touches every single employee and requires their active participation. In spite of its ubiquitous position in organizations, there has been a groundswell of questions emerging about the usefulness, value, and effectiveness of PM. This introductory chapter addresses the current state of PM, including its history. It provides an overview of academic research highlighting the evolution from performance evaluation to performance management and the current status. Then, the practical realities and challenges people in organizations experience with performance management every day are discussed. This includes performance management being viewed as an administrative “human resources activity” with a lack of strategic alignment to business goals; lack of manager capability to manage employee performance effectively; and an overreliance on system automation. The chapter continues with an outline and overview of the book, including nine case studies written by in-house talent and human resources practitioners and six chapters (written by scholars in the performance management and feedback arena) describing next-generation research as well as future research trends.

The “Private Face” of Nonprofits

2017 ◽  
pp. 56-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Caflisch
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nonprofit Organisations ◽  
Human Management ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Alternative Solutions

Financial and social costs for nonprofits that do not follow legal and ethical human resources policies, procedures and practices, are substantial for social welfare nonprofit organisations. Especially, a knowledge deficiency in the area of employee discipline and discharge suggest that nonprofits struggle when these challenges occur. Often, such deficiencies have led to costly litigation, loss of funding and diminished public good will. Data is obtained from nonprofit social welfare service providers using surveys and interviews. This chapter contributes to the generation of knowledge in the areas of legal and ethical human management particularly as these relate to employee performance management and discipline, discharge and termination issues and concludes with alternative solutions, approaches and future research directions.

An Overview of Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation in Turkey

2009 ◽  
pp. 419-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mete Yildiz
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Performance Management System ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Current State ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Government Mandates

This chapter presents an analysis of local e-government adoption and implementation in Turkey. To this end, academic articles, various laws, and parts of the newly-adopted Turkish Information Society Strategic Plan that pertains to local e-government, reports of local e-government implementation are reviewed. The chapter also examines the integration of local e-government applications in a portal and the efforts to link this portal to a Web-based performance management system for local governments. Overall, it can be said that there is a lack of consistency with regard to local e-government mandates and implementation. The chapter concludes with the evaluation of the current state of and future research areas about local e-government in Turkey.

scholarly journals BARRIERS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR SUFFICIENT ACADEMIC RESEARCH ON HOME MODIFICATION FOR OLDER ADULTS IN CHINA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S249-S250
Author(s):  
Mengzhao Yan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
China National Knowledge Infrastructure ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Home Modification ◽  
Knowledge Infrastructure ◽  
Current State ◽  
Systematical Review

Abstract Home modification has been perceived as an effective method to make current dwelling units more age-friendly and improve the well-being of older adults. In China, a country with an increasing number of older adults, home modification research is still in its infancy. By typing “适老化改造” (home modification for older adults) as a keyword for the theme of articles in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), the most authoritative and comprehensive database for academic publication in China, only 158 related papers are found to be published until the end of 2017, among which the first was published in 2009. With an aim to determine the current state of home modification research in older adults and to determine what could be done to facilitate sufficient research on this topic, the present study conducted a systematical review of the 158 papers about home modification for older adults published in China between 2009 and 2017. Based on the systematical review, the present paper identifies four barriers to conducting this line of research and puts forward six practical suggestions for future research studies in this area so as to contribute to building age-friendly dwellings and promoting age-friendly China.

Resource Allocation and Strategy

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 2411-2420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Maritan ◽  
Gwendolyn K. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Strategy Research ◽  
Firm Strategies ◽  
Central Focus ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Research

Resource allocation is fundamental to strategic management. Yet, surprisingly, there is not a large body of literature specifically about the allocation of financial, physical, technological, and human resources that support firm strategies. This special issue seeks to bring renewed attention to resource allocation as an important topic for strategy research. The curated set of articles and commentaries offer conceptual and empirical contributions that assess the current state of research on the topic, present analyses and new insights, and propose promising directions for future research. Through this special issue, we hope to encourage more research that examines resource allocation as a central focus of study for achieving deeper and better understandings about firm strategies.

EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT IN CONSTRUCTION: A REVIEW OF ISSUES

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alazzaz Faisal ◽  
Andrew Whyte
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Employee Empowerment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Independent Contractor ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
Traditional Approaches

The construction industry is a high-risk commercial sector. As such, concerns regarding performance, waste, health and safety, insurance, legal/budgetary and cost compliances, and client satisfaction levels are an ongoing challenge. An increasing area of focus is human resources and, in particular, productivity. In place of traditional approaches to dealing with employee performance concerns, better job design and work systems are increasingly being seen as essential in alleviating poor employee/ independent-contractor performance. Academic research on employee empowerment in the construction industry has so far been limited and/or haphazard, despite advocates presenting it as a means to deal with worker dissatisfaction, absenteeism, turnover, poor quality work, and sabotage. This paper reviews the literature concerning the utility of employee empowerment in the construction industry, with particular emphasis on its practical benefits. The aim is to provide direction for future research and development in the construction and civil engineering fields.

scholarly journals Organizational Change and The Human Resource Challenges in Facing Technology Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 00010
Author(s):  
Theda Renanita ◽  
Fathul Himam
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Workforce Planning ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Management Roles

Technology continues to advance. This development began during the hunting era, followed by the agricultural era, the industrial era, and the era of information technology. In Indonesia, most organizations are still adjusting to the process of adopting information technology in organizational activities. The purpose of this article is to discuss the situation that is being experienced by organizations in Indonesia, as well as the human resources management (HRM) strategies used in facing this technology change. The results of this study show that organizations in Indonesia are changing as a result of technology adoption. These changes include changes in how and where employees work, changes in management roles, changes in occupation as well as business changes. Changes in various areas can affect employee performance. That being said, in managing human resources, HRM plays an important role. In carrying out its role, HRM must be able to integrate technology into its activities such as in selection and recruitment, learning and development, performance management, organizational effectiveness, compensation and payroll systems as well as workforce planning strategies. This study provides insight into the changes being experienced by the organization and how the role of HRM changes in response to the use of technology in improving work performance.

Requirements Engineering in Cloud and Service-Oriented Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 2040010
Author(s):  
Samah Ridha ◽  
Mali Senapathi
Keyword(s):  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Mapping Study ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Current State ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Validation Research

The domain of Cloud and Service-oriented requirements engineering (SORE) focuses on modelling, specifying, and analysing requirements to enable software development in a service-oriented manner. Even though Cloud and SORE has received increasing attention over the past decade, there is no clear view of the current state of knowledge. Our goal is to gain insights into the current status of Cloud and SORE research published to date. To this end, we conducted a systematic mapping study to develop a map to classify relevant literature published between 2007 and 2018. Out of the 326 studies that were examined, we selected 24 studies as primary studies. The resulting map provides an overview of the existing work on Cloud and SORE and makes it possible to identify gaps and plan and position future research. Our findings suggest that Cloud and SORE as a research context needs specific attention. More evaluation and validation research is needed to better understand the implementation and impact of the various solutions (e.g. frameworks, tools) that are proposed in the Cloud and SORE context.

scholarly journals The Impact of Management Information System on the Employees Performance Management in Sultanate of Oman Telecommunication Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Bin Sulaiman Alhosni ◽  
Salman Mohammed Abu Lehyeh
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Telecommunications Companies

The aim of this study is to analysis the impact of MIS on its dimensions in performance management In the Sultanate of Oman. The researcher tested the hypothesis of the study using multiple regression analysis, descriptive statistics, and Several conclusions found in the study; namely: There is an impact of management information systems on managing the performance of employees as a whole in telecommunications companies in the Sultanate of Oman. There is an impact of MIS on the performance management (performance planning) on the telecommunications companies in the Sultanate of Oman. While the results indicated that the software components and networks of management information systems do not affect the employee's performance management concerning performance planning.There is an impact of information management systems (human resources, software, networks) on the employees’ performance management represented the performance audit, and follow-up in the telecommunications companies in the Sultanate of Oman. While the results indicated that the material resources, and the MIS database did not affect the employees’ performance management represented by performance review, and follow-up.There is an impact of MIS (Human Resources, material resources, Software, Database) on the performance management of performance appraisal of telecom companies. While the results indicated that the networking component of MIS did not affect the employees’ performance management represented by performance appraisal.There is an impact of MIS on employee performance management of feedback in the telecoms companies. While the results indicated that the IT component of MIS did not affect the employees’ performance management represented by feedback.

What do we know about cryptocurrency? Past, present, future

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Sawkat Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Initial Attempt ◽  
Virtual Currency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current State

PurposeThe authors make a fundamental initial effort to conduct a systematic review analysis on “cryptocurrency,” mainly to analyze the way it has been changing the “stereotype” financial transactions, and also identify the probable unexplored research avenues on this innovative investment regime. The study aims to draw the landscape of the current state, prospects, challenges, trends and possible agendas of cryptocurrency in the global market.Design/methodology/approachUsing a quali-quantitative approach widely known as meta-literature review, the synthesis analysis on “cryptocurrency” is conducted. Methodologically, the authors review and analyze the most recent and relevant papers preferably published between 2016 and 2020 in leading business and finance journals of ISI Web of Science (ISI WOS) through bibliometric analysis particularly coupled with content analysis.FindingsThe findings of the meta-analysis summarize the relevant stylized facts of the cryptocurrency market: distinctive features of blockchain technology, decentralized payment method, low-cost facility, ensuring pseudo-anonymity, independence from central authority, double spending attack protection, organic and instantaneous nature, among others. In addition, the analysis identified several future research regimes: pricing model, prospect of investment regime, hedging properties, volatility dynamics, information asymmetry, underlying risk factors and bubble-like nature in global cryptocurrency market.Practical implicationsThis academic novelty significantly contributes to enhance our knowledge on the current state-of-the-art of digital finance, outlines the research agenda and eventually provides important investment implications for financial managers, research analysts, investors, market practitioners, regulatory compliance professionals and policymakers. Therefore, the findings shed the lights on new investment opportunity in the global market.Originality/valueCryptocurrency, virtual currency or digital asset having cryptography for idiosyncratic security features, seems to be a persistent paradigm shift in the digitalized financial system. Despite the continuing growth, the academic research on cryptocurrency is still at nascent stage, particularly because researchers did not deeply draw attention at this financial innovation. In addition, the authors argue that none of the earlier studies yet conducted a meta-analysis on this latest investment regime. Therefore, this review study is the initial attempt to fill up the gap in the finance literature.

Pediatric Dental Sedation Research: Where Do We Stand Today?

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Mittal ◽  
A Goyal ◽  
K Jain ◽  
K Gauba
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Behavior ◽  
Cochrane Review ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Quality Literature ◽  
Current State ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
Oral Midazolam

Despite the voluminous literature addressing the safety and efficacy of various sedative agents in the pediatric dental setting, the quality literature to form evidence based pediatric dental sedation practice is not available. Our search through PUBMED showed that during 1985–2012, a total of 184 original research papers on pediatric dental sedation were reported, and midazolam clearly dominated with 88 trials on this agent. Despite these large numbers of papers, Cochrane Review was able to pool a weak evidence in favor of midazolam. Data pooling from five heterogeneous high risk of bias trials showed that oral midazolam is associated with more cooperative behavior when compared to a placebo. Further, a very weak evidence regarding efficacy of nitrous oxide was collected from two trials, which could not be pooled. These findings draw attention to the need to address the shortcomings in the current state of pediatric dental sedation research. The present article has been focused on the current status of pediatric dental sedation research, and the limitations in the current research methodology. This paper also suggests recommendations for future research in the field of pediatric dental sedation.

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