While human resources (HR) has shed its traditional administrative process-centric identity, fear of numbers keeps many professionals away from that coveted seat at the boardroom table. Some claim the ...

​​​​​ Studies show that 62 percent of the variance in performance ratings reflects the manager’s personal biases and rating ...

Human resource professionals establish an effective performance management to reward excellence, identify development opportunities and provide remedial or disciplinary action when necessary. By ...

I’ve always been keen on lean — the productivity methodology that minimizes inefficiency and emphasizes continuous improvement. I was first introduced to lean manufacturing in 1997 when I was hired by ...

As a small business owner, you depend on your employees to reach optimum performance levels, especially when many employees are cross-trained to perform distinctly different job functions. For ...

Performance management is the ongoing communication process between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year to fulfill the strategic objectives of the individual, department, and ...

We describe why human resource management (HRM) decisions are likely to have an important and unique influence on organizational performance. Our hope is that this research forum will help advance ...

Western Michigan University is committed to providing opportunities for staff to develop on the job and to prepare for possible advancement. We believe this is achieved through a performance ...