Introduction to Human Resource Management
Fourth Edition
SAGE Journal Articles
Select SAGE journal articles are available to give you more insight into chapter topics. These are also an ideal resource to help support your literature reviews, dissertations and assignments.
- This interesting article reviews the literature on creative performance in the knowledge economy and explores how performance management can contribute to the fostering of creativity and innovation in both routine and non-routine jobs.
Waples, E. P. and Friedrich, T. L. (2011) Managing creative performance: Important strategies for leaders of creative efforts, Advances in Developing Human Resources, 13 (3): 366-85.
- This short article summarises some of the persistent criticisms of performance management, and its potential to contribute to improved organisational performance. It argues that if performance management is to be successful it requires a concerted focus on preparing and supporting managers to perform effectively their roles in eliciting high employee performance.
Risher, H. (2011) Getting performance management on track, Compensation & Benefits Review, 43 (5): 273-81.
- This article examines the response of employees to the performance appraisal system in the German and French subsidiaries of a US parent company. In particular, it focuses on exploring employee perception to the different stages of the PA process and assessing cross-cultural differences in their implementation and employee response.
Bacouel-Jentjens, S. and Brandl, J. (2015) Cross-cultural responses to performance appraisals in Germany and France: A refinement of the picture, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 15 (3): 285-304.
- This article reports on a survey of Australian HR professionals to assess the use of and satisfaction with performance management. It suggests that whilst problems persist, the increasing incorporation of the balanced scorecard into PM processes is enabling managers to better connect individual, group and organisational objectives.
Nankervis, A. R. and Compton, R.-L. (2006) Performance management: Theory in practice?, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 44: 83-101.
- This short article makes the case for performance appraisals as critical in managing organsational talent. It sets out a number of critical success factors, in particular stressing the need for senior managerial leadership and ownership of PMS.
Lawler, E. E., Benson, G. S. and McDermott, M. (2012) What makes performance appraisals effective?, Compensation & Benefits Review, 44 (4): 191-200.
- This comprehensive review of 36 years’ worth of performance management literature provides an insightful overview of the developing fields of both study and practice. The paper provides a holistic overview of where research has informed or reflected developing practice and the future direction of research.
Schleicher, D. J., Baumann, H. M., Sullivan, D. W., Levy, P. E., Hargrove, D. C. and Barros-Rivera, B. A. (2018) Putting the system into performance management systems: A review and agenda for performance management research, Journal of Management, 1-37.