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Performance Management System Pretty Bhalla, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 14: Role of HR Professional in
Performance Management

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
14.1 Appraising HR Functions
14.2 Future Role of HR Professionals in Performance Management in Knowledge
Millennium
14.3 Summary
14.4 Keywords
14.5 Self Assessment

14.6 Review Questions
14.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Explain the appraising HR functions

Discuss future role of HR professional in performance management in knowledge
millennium
Introduction

The power of organization is increasingly linked to its intellectual capital rather than its physical
assets. People are now the drivers of corporate performance and competitiveness. Therefore,
performance management deals with improving organizational performance by improving
employee performance; essentially, the cost of competitiveness involves effi ciency and
productivity. Dr Mritunjay Arthreya (2004) observed that workforce productivity constitutes

around 60 percent of the total cost. Therefore, the growing significance of performance
management needs no further emphasis.
HR professionals play an important role in designing a performance management system in the
organisations. The extent to which HR professionals (a) demonstrate subject matter expertise;

(b) draw upon relevant theory an research evidence and (c) influence through leaders within
organizations to focus energy on the aspects of performance management that make a signifi cant
difference to performance. Human resource professionals should follow a win-win approach in
order to help managers and their employees succeed.
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Did u know? What is the role of HR professional as a strategic partner?
The role of the HR manager must parallel the needs of his or her changing organization.
Successful organizations are becoming more adaptive, resilient, quick to change direction
and customer-centered. Within this environment, the HR professional, who is considered
necessary by line managers, is a strategic partner, an employee sponsor or advocate and a
change mentor.

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