2015
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8500.12066
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Closing the Rhetoric‐Reality Gap? Employees' Perspective of Performance Management in the Australian Public Service

Abstract: Performance management has been hailed by its proponents as an essential tool to enhance public service performance. Yet, its actual capacity to improve public service performance continues to be questioned by many academics. This research on a small group of Australian Public Service employees examines their perceptions on the efficacy of the performance management system in their agencies. The study respondents did not believe that their work behaviours had significantly changed in response to performance ma… Show more

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“…The items measure perceptions of these groups' characteristics and behaviors in general work activities that can influence the development of trust. For example, organizational leaders who are skilled at managing employee performance issues are generally viewed as competent in their job, particularly when managing underperformance is a major issue in the APS (Taylor ). Confidence in the trustor's set of skills can improve one's views of the trustor's competence or ability (Mayer and Davis ), which is useful for building cognition‐based trust.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The items measure perceptions of these groups' characteristics and behaviors in general work activities that can influence the development of trust. For example, organizational leaders who are skilled at managing employee performance issues are generally viewed as competent in their job, particularly when managing underperformance is a major issue in the APS (Taylor ). Confidence in the trustor's set of skills can improve one's views of the trustor's competence or ability (Mayer and Davis ), which is useful for building cognition‐based trust.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has, however, never been implemented (OECD, 2012;Kimber & Ehrich, 2011). Researchers have identified a range of implementation, public sector specific and equity issues in the failure of performance pay in the public sector (Balach & Springer, 2015;Bryson, Stokes, & Wilkinson, 2018;Hawke, 2012;Kimber & Ehrich, 2011;Kimber & Maddox, 2003;Marsden, 2010;Taylor, 2015;Tirivayi, Maasen van den Bring, & Groot, 2014). To these aforementioned issues, that Australian "teachers are relatively well-paid" "in comparison with" the OECD average, might be added (OECD, 2012, p. 2;Also see OECD, 2018).…”
Section: Performance Paymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dessa forma, ao gerenciar o desempenho de seus Recursos Humanos (JAIN, 2005), as entidades públicas possuem informações para verificar e evidenciar o cumprimento de suas metas organizacionais e a melhoria do desempenho institucional (WAXIN; BATEMAN, 2009). Por conseguinte, essa gestão torna-se fundamental para o alcance dos "fins" da instituição pública (GABRIS;IHRKE, 2000;JAIN, 2005;EMERY et al, 2008;HYATT;BENSON, 2010;JIMENEZ, 2011;RASHEED et al, 2011;ZAKARIA et al, 2011;LEE, 2012;DECRAMER et al, 2012;MULVANEY;MCKINNEY;GRODSKY, 2012;POISTER, 2013;HONDEGHEM;DORPE, 2013;SALLEH et al, 2013;KRAJA;RADONSHIQI, 2015;TAYLOR, 2015). Não obstante, há pesquisas que reconhecem a associação indireta da gestão de Recursos Humanos e o Desempenho Organizacional (KRAJARADONSHIQI, 2015).…”
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