Critical Thinking and Analysis

Critical Thinking and
Analysis
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Critical Thinking can be defined as analysing different facts in order to form a logical
understanding between them. It is one of the skills that all people within an organisation are
expected to possess. Critical thinking can help individuals in analysing problems effectively and
make informed decisions (Changwong, Sukkamart and Sisan, 2018). This report is based on
project management, which involves applying skills, methods and processes in order to attain the
goals and objectives of the project. Effective project management ensures that right output is
delivered. The report includes comparison of two journals articles that are based on methods of
performance management. It includes similarities and differences between the viewpoints of
authors in the articles. Literature on performance management has also been included in the
report.
MAIN BODY
Performance management is considered to be an important aspect for completing any
project within the given time frame. It not only helps in boosting the morale of employees, but
also enable them to produce better results. This report is a comparison between two research
articles, namely- “Performance management effectiveness: lessons from world-leading firms”
and “Performance management effectiveness: practices or context?”. The first article proposes
four different performance management facilitators. These are involving senior managers in the
process, a broad view of performance management, training performance raters and
communicating performance expectations clearly. The process of performance management is a
continuous process that involves identifying, measuring and developing the overall performance
of an organisation (Cottrell, 2017). The article states that the way in which performance
management system is implemented, makes a difference between systems that are successful and
unsuccessful. Signalling theory that was introduced by Spence states that attributes like age and
gender, are signals that are related to individuals and can be manipulated by them.
As per the views of one of the authors of the journal article, Michal Biron, performance
management can be referred to as a strategic and tactical tool. The performance management
systems are basically designed in order to help the management of a firm to achieve goals and
objectives. As per the view point of Marianne Chrisos, performance management helps in
motivating and empowering the employees. This is because when the employees are aware of
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