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PM EM-15
1yr MBA-Executive 2015-16T-IV


COURSE: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Credits 2
Faculty Name Prof. Snigdha Pattnaik
Program MBA (Exec) 2015-16
Academic Year and Term TERM IV

1. Course Description
Performance Management is one important area of HRD that contributes directly towards the healthy growth of the individual in the organization. Consequently, a good understanding of this area would enable a manager to help in developing and maintaining the dynamism and vitality of the organization.

2. Student Learning Outcomes
· To enable participants to understand the role of Performance Management in the Human Resource Management process.
· To gain an insight into the complexities in the field of Performance Management
· To understand the different components of Performance management processes
· To practice the skills needed in Performance management.

3. Required Text Books and Reading Material
· Performance Management by Herman Aguinis, Pearson Publications.
· Additionally articles from research/ professional journals and chapters from different books will be circulated in soft or hard copy form.

4. Tentative Session Plan

SESSION
TOPICREADINGS & CASES
1
Introduction to Performance Management (PM)
Principles, Benefits & Process of PM		· Aguinis, Ch. 1
· Aguinis, Ch. 2
· Meyer, Kay & French: Split roles in performance appraisal
2
Organization Culture and its impact on PM· Case: Brussels and Bradshaw
3
Performance Planning: Organization level· Aguinis, Ch. 3
4
Balanced Scorecard · Pandey, I.M.: Balanced Scorecard- Myth and Reality
5
Performance Planning: Individual level· Case – to be distributed
6 & 7
Techniques of Appraisal· Aguinis, Chs. 4, 5 & 6
· Bernardin, & Beatty: Performance appraisal: methods and formats
8 & 9
360 degree feedback and assessment· Aguinis, Ch. 6 & 8
· Case - to be distributed
10
Performance Review and Feedback · Aguinis, Ch. 8 & 9
· Case: The interim performance review
11
Issues of Accuracy and Bias in Performance Management
Designing & Implementing Performance Management Systems		· Longencker, Sims & Gioia: Behind the mask: The politics of employee appraisal
· Aguinis, Ch. 7
· Case: to be distributed
12 & 13
Performance Appraisal Systems in Indian Organisations· Different Organizational PA Formats
14
Performance management across the world
Concluding and Summing up		· Class notes

5. Evaluation:
· End Term 40%
· Quizzes 30%
· In-class Assignments 10%
· Project work 20%
· Quizzes may be announced or unannounced.
· Assignments will be worked on partially in class and partially outside.
· A note on the project work will be put up on AIS.

6. Academic Integrity:
· Please note that students involved in academic dishonesty will receive a ZERO grade on the particular component in which the infraction occurred.
· Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means. In an academic setting this may take any number of forms such as copying or use of unauthorized aids in tests, assignments, examinations, term papers, or cases; plagiarism; talking during in-class examinations; submission of work that is not your own without citation; submission of work generated for another course without prior clearance by the instructor of both courses; submission of work generated by another person; aiding and abetting another student’s dishonesty; and giving false information for the purpose of gaining credits.
7. Student Consultation:
I will be available in my office for any discussion/consultation on class days and as per need. You can email or call me to fix a suitable day and time.


Created By: Alora Kar on 10/01/2015 at 12:37 PM
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