Critically evaluate the contention that performance management is subject to an inherent tension between management requirements to both control and develop their workforce.
Themes
Your literature review must focus on one of the following themes:
- The relationship between employee engagement and organisational performance
- HRM and employer branding
- The role of performance management in both controlling and developing employees
These themes are intentionally broad, to allow students to focus on particular areas of interest. This means that you will need to think about which particular aspects of your chosen theme you would like to focus on and write your own title to reflect this. Guidance on this will be provided and you are strongly advised to agree your chosen focus and proposed title of your work with your lecturer.
Selecting your own title within one of the above themes gives you the opportunity to tailor your literature review to a topic that is of particular interest to you
Some examples of titles that students have used successfully in the past are:
“Employee voice as antecedent of engagement and organisational performance”
“Human Resource Management and Employer Branding: When is word-of-mouth most effective in new employees’ attraction”
“The role of performance management in both controlling and developing employees: performance management & appraisal in creative environments”
