Assessment Of Employee Performance Management Practices Of Ambo University
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Performance management practices is assisting the organization in delivering on its strategic objectives by ensuring that individuals, teams and ultimately the organization know what they should be doing, how they should be doing it and take responsibility for what they need to achieve. The aim of this paper is to examine performance management practices of Ambo University. Specifically the study to determine knowledge of employees on mission, strategy and objectives of the University in relation to Performance management practices, to determine the participation of employees in performance management practices, to describe the execution of performance management practice and to examine whether supervisors provide necessary feedback for employees in the process of performance management execution. The study delimited to only on permanent administrative staffs of the University. Descriptive research design was used. Both qualitative and quantitative data methods were employed for the study. The main sources of data were from both primary and secondary. The study used both stratified and purposive sampling techniques. The whole administrative populations were divided in to two strata and then from each strata number of sample size were selected proportionally. Both questionnaires and interviews were used to collect primary data. IBM SPSS statistics 21.00 Version was used to process the primary data which is collected through questionnaire. Permanent staff of the University has no clearly understanding of performance management processes. Supervisors were done nothing to make PM practices easy for employees and provide assistance when needed. No participative environment was created for employees equally at all levels. Employees are not initiated and satisfied with PM practices of the University. The PM practices of the University were not provided personal development and promotion for employees. The study revealed that no openness, transparent, and well communication in the University concerning performance management practices. Lack of adequate training, some leaders were not aware the rest of employees to teach, guide and initiate to involve in the system, lack of smooth flow information between supervisor and subordinates and unable to conduct frequent meeting or discussions are factors that affect performance management practices of Ambo University
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Performance management, organization, employees