Global Journal of Business Management

ISSN 2736-1721

Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 6 (11), pp. 001-007, November, 2012. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Performance management systems: A comparative analysis

Jawaria Andleeb Qureshi, Asad Shahjehan*, Zia-ur-Rehman and Bilal Afsar

Department of Management Sciences, Hazara University, Manshera, Pakistan.

Accepted 12 August, 2012

Abstract

Many organizations install Performance Management Systems (PMS) formally and informally in their organizations, with the motivation to achieve better organizational results. In practice, organizations have difficulty in implementing a performance management system because its different dimensions are not taken into considerations enough. This article describes the findings of a comparative analyses conducted between a standard performance management model and performance management systems as applied by Local Development Organization (LDO). Data was collected from 50 employees of the organization with a Cronbach Alpha (0.935). Results identified barriers to implementation of effective PMS, also recommendations and viable solutions are presented.

Key words: Performance, performance management system, human resource management.