Analysis of High Performance Work Systems and Performance Management

This report provides an overview of High Performance Work Systems (HPWS), their key elements, and their impact on employee engagement and business performance. It discusses how HPWS, including aspects like company structure and information systems, contribute to employee motivation and productivity. The report also examines performance management approaches, such as comparative and behavioral methods, and their role in achieving organizational goals. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of human resource management in fostering a high-performance culture and retaining talented employees. The report references studies on employee engagement and the effects of empowerment and teamwork on productivity. This report is contributed by a student and is available on Desklib, a platform offering AI-based study tools and resources for students, including past papers and solved assignments.

Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations

TOC
Introduction
Element of HPW
Contribution of HPW in employee engagement and gaining competitive advantage in business
Approaches of performance management
Conclusion
References

Introduction
Employees are the key resources of business,
their contribution always help firm in rising
productivity and gaining competitive
advantage significantly
study will highlight high performance
working and its key element. It will explain
contribution of HPW in the growth of
business and raising employee engagement in
business unit

Element of HPW
High performance working is the process where
company gives additional benefit to the employees
those who are contributing well in the success of
business unit.
Key elements of HPW are structure of company,
task designing, performance, information system,
goal of business unit and people.

Contribution of HPW in employee engagement and gaining competitive
advantage in business
If there is clear structuring them information of one department can be passed easily to the next department
which improves communication and help in completing the work of person properly without any issue. This
improves working capacity of persona and help them in completing work with no mistakes (High Performance
Work Systems, 2014).
HPW elements makes the job of person more interesting, as if goal of Hightown housing association is clear to
all employees then they will be more focused and will contribute well in achieving that goal. By this way
engagement of employees will be raised and firm will be able to perform well in the market as compare to its
competitors (Chandani and et.al., 2016).

Approaches of performance management
Performance management (PM) is the method of measuring or ensuring performance of
employees in business unit. Approaches of PM are described as below:
Comparative approach
It is the method which ensures to compare performance of two people in the organisation.
Hightown housing association can use this method for meeting its organisational goal, as
company can compare performance of one person with other, which helps in analysing the best
person and giving promotion to the right person in business unit.

Cont…
Behaviour approach
This is another approach of performance management is to measure behaviour of
employee and give them benefit accordingly. Managers of Hightown housing association needs
to understand that weather people are positive or they are negative towards the brand. Managers
of company give rates to individual by looking at their performance, behaviour towards others,
their commitment towards the organisation

CONCLUSION
Study can be summarised as human resource management is the most important department in
the organisation, HR ensures to handle quarries of employees properly and ensure that talented
people retain in business unit for longer duration
Quality, behaviour approaches are helpful in crating high performance culture and also support in
improving commitment of workers in business unit

References
Chandani, A. and et.al., 2016. Employee engagement: A review paper on factors affecting
employee engagement. Indian Journal of Science and Technology. 9(15). pp.1-7.
Hanaysha, J., 2016. Testing the effects of employee empowerment, teamwork, and employee
training on employee productivity in higher education sector. International Journal of Learning
and Development. 6(1). pp.164-178