EXPLORING 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL EXECUTIVE ANALYSIS OF FIRE SERVICE OPERATIONS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BY: Thomas R. Parker Wilson Fire/Rescue Services Wilson‚ North Carolina An applied research project submitted to the National Fire Academy as part of the Executive Fire Officer Program November 1998 ABSTRACT In a time when hierarchy is being replaced by teamwork‚ participative leadership‚ empowering employees‚ improving customer service and re-engineering‚ employers need
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Performance Appraisal Research on Expatriates of Multinational Enterprises Case Analysis of Nokia CHEN Lu Hong Kong Baptist University E-mail: chenlu0719@126.com Performance Appraisal Research on Expatriates of Multinational Enterprises Introduction Nowadays‚ the competition of global business practices is becoming more and more intense‚ thus having an effective expatriate management system is urgent for every multinational enterprise. In this project I mainly studied the importance and
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companies breeding middle managers‚ so there are very few experienced local people to recruit‚" he notes. Experts agree that local talent is needed for long-term success‚ but expatriates can help accelerate the learning curve of developing executives and managers. "It has been proven by case studies that companies can use expatriates to successfully groom and develop local senior managers‚" says Lucent’s Ng. "It works well when U.S. expatriates come in as coaches and run the business in parallel with
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Introduction Performance appraisals benefit the company in a variety of ways. On the flip side‚ they can also create difficulties if they aren’t completed correctly. Many problems within the company can arise when supervisors haven’t been properly trained on appraisals. On a bigger note‚ companies can also be placed in legal trouble if appraisals are done incorrectly. To avoid these issues‚ the Human Resource Department needs implement training to the supervisors who conduct performance appraisals. Problems
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Appraisal systems can serve a human service organization in a great deal of ways. Two major purposes are for appraisals are for administrative and development of a human service organization. From the administrative view the purpose of a performance appraisal system may include decisions about a change in job duties‚ promotions‚ or reward decisions. Developmental purposes include helping staff achieve optimum performance‚ evaluating staff ’s strengths or weaknesses and establishing whether or not
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appropriately met . 2. Planning for future needs : How many people with what abilities will the organization need to remain in operation for the foreseeable future ? 3. Planning for future balance : How many people presently employed can be expected to stay with the organization ? 4. Planning for recruiting and selecting or for laying off : How can the organization bring in the number of people it will need ? 5.Planning for development : How should the training and movement of individuals within
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Sustaining Employee Performance HRM 300 Sustaining Employee Performance Huffman Trucking is constantly re-evaluations its employee policies and always looking for better ways to serve employees and customers alike. Re-evaluating key positions within the company such as the Operational Analyst‚ and Truck Driver positions in order to sustain employee performance in these areas‚ are just some examples on how the company constantly strives to continue to be successful now and in the future. The following
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effects of effective communication on employee motivation and performance. Specifically‚ in intends to compare the results between service employees and manufacturing employees in terms of communication as a motivating factor. The theories used in this study to create a conceptual framework are Herzberg Two factor theory‚ Goal Theory‚ and the circular theory of communication. The concept is that when hygiene and motivator factors are high‚ goals can be developed‚ but can only be effective only if the
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to the topic People at work worry about all sorts of things; increasing competition for jobs‚ globalization‚ terrorism‚ looking after aging parent and relatives‚ annual appraisal‚ new technology‚ outsourcing of jobs along with increased demand of employer for higher productivity. These and some other factors make the employees experience certain pressures at times. Like they have to meet certain deadlines‚ cope with some unusual but critical situations on their
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MULTI-SOURCE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL INTRODUCTION: In an organization employees are the important asset and play a significant role in the progress of an organization. Nowadays firms usually focus on the human capital in the form of the employees by giving them training‚ assisting them in career development and also work on performance management in order to keep the employees motivated and dedicated by giving them feedback through performance appraisals. Through these performance appraisals the employees
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