A Handbook on Management of Employee Performance in Organizations

Description

The aim of this book is to serve as a guide to management of employee performance in organizations. It provides approaches that can be used in enhancing performance for employees in order to achieve desired organizational goals. A comprehensive introduction to employee performance is provided and an in-depth analysis of various approaches in managing employee performance given. This includes job analysis, performance appraisal, management by objectives, performance management process, and job design. The book also illustrates the various approaches of managing employee rewards and explains the significance of linking employee rewards with performance. In addition, it highlights the role of leadership and teamwork in enhancing employee performance. Managers in organizations and particularly Human Resources Managers will find the book very useful in employee appraisals and evaluations. The book is also highly recommended to students of Human Resource Management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and particularly those taking courses in Employee Performance and Reward Management. It can also be of great interest to scholars undertaking research in performance of employees.

This book is adequate in content of what a handbook should entail [Prof Robert Otuya; Dean, School of Business & Management Sciences, University of Eldoret, Kenya].

Prof. Ronald K. Chepkilot is currently serving at Kabarak University as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration and Finance). He has over Twenty Six (26) years working experience in public and private universities in senior administrative and teaching positions. He has also served in Central Government as an Administrative Officer. He is currently an Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at Kabarak University. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Human Resource Management from Nelson Mandela University, South Africa, a Masters Degree in Training and Development from University of Manchester and Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Nairobi. He also holds a Certificate in Management of Higher Education Institutions from Galilee International Management Institute in Israel. He has published Thirty Two (32) articles in refereed journals and three (3) books in Human Resource Management. His main area of research is in employee performance management. He served as the Chairman of Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM), Nakuru Chapter, for two years between 2014 and 2016. He was appointed to serve as a Member of the Institute of Human Resource Examination Board with effect from April 2016 for a period of three (3) Years. Prof Chepkilot has been a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management since 2009.