The role of line managers in performance management

Performance Management Part B – Written Assignment (3,000 words)

The assessment consists of a written assignment (3,000 words). You are required to address and critically analyse two topic areas associated with performance management, and make recommendations for improvement. The topic areas are:

• Strategic Performance Management
• Performance appraisal
• The role of line managers in performance management
• Performance standards and measures
• Formal and informal approaches to managing capability issues
• Ill health and absence management
• Performance related rewards
• International Performance Management
• The ethics of performance management

You can either:
i) Use an organisation of your choice
or ii) use the case study which will be provided

Please note the following in preparing the assignment

• In your introduction you should state clearly the topic areas you have chosen to critically review.
• You need to provide some background information on the case study selected but avoided being too descriptive. Detailed, background information can be provided in an Appendix (which does not count towards the word count)
• You must relate your analysis and discussion to relevant theoretical frameworks, models, empirical data, and academic research.
• You should demonstrate a critical appreciation of relevant theory/literature.
• The work is clearly structured, well written, concise and coherent as it develops the argument. Practical recommendations must follow on from your discussion and analysis.
• References and the bibliography should be in the Harvard Referencing Style

The Word count: Please note you can no longer go above the word count. University policy is to advise tutors not to read written work above the word limit (ie above 3000 words).