Discusses performance management which links the strategic partnership between human resources and line management and enterprise direction. Considers the challenges in measuring an individual's success within an organization and explains 11 different processes that comprise performance management. (Author/LRW)

Presents a preliminary code of professional conduct for the performance technology professional. Discusses the changing focus and role of organizations within our society; responsibilities and ideals of professionals, customers, clients, and society; and the need for a different label for the field of human performance technology. (Contains 19…

Discussion of human performance technology (HPT) focuses on the need to consider nonhuman applications in performance. Describes two levels of human performance, at the individual and group levels; and two nonhuman levels called the core processes and the business unit, which have more procedural than human concerns. (LRW)

Reports on the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) 1999 symposium that focused on improving the research and theory base for practice in human performance technology. Presenters agreed that the most appropriate form of inquiry is the synthesis of theories and research from other fields to generate a scientific rationale for…

Identifies scholars and practitioners who are key contributors to the field of performance improvement and are members of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Describes the concept of human performance technology, and discusses the late Dr. Thomas F. Gilbert's concept of performance and his help with founding ISPI and…

Considers the role of performance improvement professionals and human resources development professionals in helping organizations realize the ethical and financial power of corporate social responsibility. Explains the social responsibility performance outcomes model, which incorporates the concepts of societal needs and outcomes. (LRW)

Discussion of human performance technology's role in identifying, measuring, and resolving performance problems focuses on questions regarding whether, when, and how to participate as change agents in exceedingly difficult or no-win situations. Presents a hypothetical performance problem, uses a human performance model to analyze the…

Growing concerns about low awareness and take-up rates for government support programs like financial aid for college have recently spurred calls to simplify the application process and enhance visibility. However, little research has been done to determine whether such reforms would truly improve college access and in what form…

As a form of performance monitoring, electronic performance monitoring (EPM) offers the opportunity for unobtrusive and continuous performance data gathering. These strengths can also make EPM stressful and threatening. Many features of performance evaluation systems, including the organizational purposes for which they are used, can affect…

Best practices for online courses are explored as precision teaching (PT) within the context of a case study analysis. The case study focuses on courses taught, 100 per cent online, as part of Quality Systems (QS) at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). PT literature establishes main attributes desired as the basis for best practices. The…

The People Capability Maturity Model[R] (People CMM[R]) advocates a staged approach to organizational change. Developed by the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, this model seeks to bring discipline to the people side of management by promoting a structured, repeatable, and predictable approach for improving an…

Emergency notification has become a critical component of every higher education institution's overall emergency plan, as incidents across the country have galvanized campus safety officials to find more ways to notify their campus populations. Emergency notification systems can help get and keep students, faculty members, and staff out of harm's…

The present study aimed to identify and interpret concerns of the new faculty members in Jordanian universities. A total of 336 new faculty members who participated in this study were asked to rate their perceptions of issues related to teaching, research, service, balancing work and home life and the academic culture of their workplace. Means and…

Purpose: The paper describes the purpose of and strategies for conducting post-occupancy evaluations (POEs) as a method for assessing school building performance. Set within the larger context of global efforts to develop and apply common indicators of school building quality, the authors describe research conducted within the newest generation of…

Explains that motivated behavior is driven by individuals' perceptions and interpretations of external events rather than the events themselves. Suggests a human performance intervention strategy based on a model of motivation that focuses on situation-specific perceptions of value, challenge, and control. (LRW)