Performance management systems (PMSs) in private secondary education are vital, and although several tried and tested public sector performance measurement models exist, limited private secondary school performance measurement models exist in South Africa. This study aims to empirically validate...

Functional analysis (FA) is increasingly used in public sector reforms to assess organizational performance and guide administrative change. However, FA frequently stays procedural and descriptive in both theory and practice, providing little insight into the roots of inefficiencies. The paper...

This study examines how soft skills education performatively shapes business realities across cultural boundaries. While prior research has treated soft skills as static capabilities, we demonstrate their role as performative forces actively reshaping organizational practices. Through in-depth...

Previous studies on innovative work behavior (GIWB) have mainly focused on exploring its favorable sustainable consequences and its unseen potential harmful outcomes. To address this gap, this study sought to explore the associations between GIWB and perceived greenwashing, work exhaustion, and...

Most scholarly impact measures focus exclusively on an essential but single group of stakeholders: other researchers. However, business research aims to benefit not only other researchers (i.e., internal) but also additional (i.e., external) stakeholders. Accordingly, we offer an expanded...

Acquiring skilled workers can be a key comparative advantage for firms. However, this process involves much uncertainty that firms need to navigate. Leveraging managers' social networks can help reduce search frictions, improve match quality, and boost firm performance. In this paper, we...

This paper describes a structured interview process intended to support managers in developing their employees. In response to the challenges with traditional feedback and performance management practices, the feedforward interview provides an alternative discussion format where the manager is...

With growing competition in today's business environments, organizations rely on Performance Measurement Systems (PMSs) to address challenges, assess progress, and enhance performance. While PMSs have been extensively researched, their impact on organizational performance remains a topic of...

This study examines how performance measurement frameworks, including the Balanced Scorecard (BSC), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Strategic Performance Management (SPM), Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and the European Public Sector Award (EPSA), have been discussed and applied in public...

In crisis-stricken economies, leadership effectiveness increasingly hinges not on technical expertise alone but on emotional competence. While emotional intelligence (EI) has been widely acknowledged as a catalyst for effective leadership and employee outcomes, its role in volatile and...

In 2014, the People's Republic of China (PRC) strengthened local government responsibilities for environmental protection by amending the Environmental Protection Law and strengthening its associated performance management system. Considering the limitations and inefficiencies of the PRC's...

We study whether the quality of managers can affect public service provision in the context of public health. Using novel data from public hospitals in Chile, we show how the introduction of a competitive recruitment system and better pay for public hospital CEOs reduced hospital mortality by...

Purpose - We aimed to determine how remote management support (MS) practices and staff diversity influenced employee performance (EP) within the digital workplace (DW) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article highlights the challenges managers face in achieving EP in the DW compared to...

Many companies struggle with strategy implementation due to the complex nature of execution. Some strategy execution systems depend on numerous indicators, making it challenging for managers to oversee effectively. Additionally, during times of financial difficulty, companies require a...

Human resource information system (HRIS) integrates information technology into human resource management to enhance efficiency. Thus, to understand its importance in performance management, the present study aims to determine the influence of HRIS on performance management (PM) and identify the...

This study investigates performance appraisal practices (PAPs), such as performance feedback, financial reward, job promotion, performance recognition, and training and their respective influence on employee engagement and performance. Responses were gathered from 203 employees of Malaysian...

Effective performance management in local governments has become increasingly vital due to rising demands for efficiency, accountability, and service quality. This study analyzes key trends in performance management systems (PMS) through a systematic literature review of 122 studies published...

In a sector as dynamic and competitive as tourism, human talent management becomes a key factor. This study was carried out in tourism companies located in Lima, Peru, with the objective of analyzing how human resources strategies employed in areas such as integration, organization,...

This research aims to investigate the role of management practices and academic culture in enhancing the research performance of higher education institutions (HEIs).The systematic literature review, following Denyer and Tranfield (2009) and Tranfield et al. (2003), analyzed studies up to...

The Earth is currently experiencing global warming, which is mostly the result of human activity. Nevertheless, it is still not clear how much human resources management actually controls these operations, and studies trying to determine this relationship have produced conflicting findings....

This study assesses the impact of supply chain management practices (SCMP) on the performance of manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the burgeoning economy of Ghana, utilizing supply chain performance (SCP) as a mediator. The study is grounded in relational view theory. The...

Although university holding companies (UHCs) in Thailand are playing an increasingly pivotal role in research commercialization and institutional sustainability, a comprehensive framework for evaluating their performance remains underdeveloped. This study addresses that gap by developing the UHC...