competence‚ know-how or ability to accomplish tasks or a specific one (Heathfield‚ 2013). Training is also defined as the development of the individual to be able to apply knowledge and skill in accomplishing tasks (Allotey‚ 2013). In the field of job‚ training is the impartation of skill‚ knowledge and ability to undertake one’s job roles or activities relating to one’s job. In this case‚ training is an avenue used to upgrade or advance the skills and competences of an employee‚ purposely to improve
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THE EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM ON CIVIL SERVANTS JOB PERFOMANCE AND MOTIVATION IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE G. O. Lillian‚ P. Mathooko‚ N. Sitati Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Abstract. Performance Appraisal System (PAS) which can be defined as the process of determining and communicating to an employee how he or she is performing on the job. The system (PAS) began to be practiced in the world mainly in the 1940s and through
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entrepreneurs. Risk averseness implies taking ‘calculated’ risk and expecting premium for the risk taken. As the risk goes up the expected premium in return also goes up at a higher rate. Calculated risk means a few things‚ namely‚ Determining how much risk one should take. Risk taking ability of a rich person is higher than that of a poor person. Still‚ two equally rich persons in equal situations may not equally perceive the risk in a given opportunity. Risk assessment is equally important
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in a given situation‚ one can draw reasonable inferences about his or her underlying motivation. Motivation is a decision-making process‚ through which the individual chooses the desired outcomes and sets in motion the behavior appropriate to them. Motivation is defined as an urge in an individual to perform goal directed behavior. Therefore‚ motivation cannot be inflicted from outside but it is an intrinsic desire in a man to achieve the target goal through performance or activity. According to
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conceptual case studies in the 5" century BC. Confucius presented problems to his students and asked them to contemplate possible solutions to those problems. The case study is still widely in practice even today‚ mostly in professional schools. It is an effective tool to encourage learners to think philosophically about difficult and problematic situations without having to go through personal experiences. As time went on‚ modern theories of psychology‚ training‚ and staff development were applied to training
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Employee Engagement: The Key to Improving Performance Solomon Markos (Corresponding author) PhD Scholar‚ Department of Commerce and Management Studies‚ Andhra University Waltair‚ Visakhapatnam-530 003‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India Tel: 91-996-664-1683 E-mail: solomonmarkos5@yahoo.com M. Sandhya Sridevi Professor‚ Department of Commerce and Management Studies‚ Andhra University Waltair‚ Visakhapatnam-530 003‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India Tel: 91-984-884-2230 E-mail:
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EMPLOYEE COUNSELING: AS A TOOL FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (Ref No. F049) VINU KUMAR PGDM HR‚ ITM Businesss School‚ Navi Mumbai SNEHA AGARWAL PGDM HR‚ ITM Businesss School‚ Navi Mumbai Abstract The HR function of any organization has the most important challenging job of "making the most" of their Human Resource. An employee can give his best to the organization only if he is in a good "frame of mind". In today’s fast-paced corporate world‚ there is virtually no organization free of stress
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The study explores different employee recruitment and job performance appraisal procedures of S.S.Information Technology (SSIT) in Bangladesh. The research focuses on the employee views of employee recruitment and job performance appraisal procedure of the organization. The findings indicate that the HR practices valued by the employees‚ but it need to be better directed to protect employee benefits. The research recommends that organizations need to ensure the basic employment
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feedback in performance appraisals Introduction The focus of this essay will be “The Use of 360-degree feedback in performance appraisals". My understanding of 360 degree feedback is that it gives employees feedback from the people they work around‚ including managers‚ peers‚ customers and even suppliers. It measures behaviours and competencies and provides feedback on how others perceive an employee it also addresses employers if employees are not up to scratch and if not what can be done to
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Can Saunas Enhance Athletic Performance? We are accustomed with the sauna as being the place to go when you want to relax and burn some calories‚ even get a session of detoxification. But there’s much more to the sauna than that; you can enhance your athletic performance as well. It might sound weird‚ but studies and researches have shown that going to the sauna influences athletic performance. This is a true heaven‚ because now you can sit and relax while you take care of your body and push it’s
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