Journal•ISSN: 1741-0401
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
Emerald Publishing Limited
About: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management is an academic journal published by Emerald Publishing Limited. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Performance measurement & Performance management. It has an ISSN identifier of 1741-0401. Over the lifetime, 1358 publications have been published receiving 42426 citations. The journal is also known as: Productivity and performance management.
Topics: Performance measurement, Performance management, Supply chain, Productivity, Computer science
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the key determinants of employee engagement and their predictability of the concept, and study the impact of engagement on employee performance, and find that all the identified factors were predictors of engagement, however, the variables that had major impact were working environment and team and co-worker relationship.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the key determinants of employee engagement and their predictability of the concept. It also studies the impact of employee engagement on employee performance. Design/methodology/approach – Causal study was done to study the impact of relationships. A survey questionnaire was developed and validated using a pilot data (a=0.975). Simple random sampling was used to select the employees from middle and lower managerial levels from small-scale organisations. A total of 700 questionnaires were distributed and 383 valid responses collected. Regression and structural equation modelling were used to predict and estimate the relationships. Findings – It was found that all the identified factors were predictors of employee engagement (r2, 0.672), however, the variables that had major impact were working environment and team and co-worker relationship. Employee engagement had significant impact on employee performance (r2, 0.597). Practical implications – Special fo...
852 citations
TL;DR: This chapter argues that despite considerable advances in the literature in recent years, a number of important problems have not yet received adequate attention, including: the factors influencing the successful implementation of performance measurement systems for supply chains; the forces shaping their evolution over time; and the problem of their ongoing maintenance.
Abstract: This chapter aims to go some way towards addressing the dearth of research into performance measurement systems and metrics of supply chains by critically reviewing the contemporary literature and suggesting possible avenues for future research. The article provides a taxonomy of performance measures followed by a critical evaluation of measurement systems designed to evaluate the performance of supply chains. The chapter argues that despite considerable advances in the literature in recent years, a number of important problems have not yet received adequate attention, including: the factors influencing the successful implementation of performance measurement systems for supply chains; the forces shaping their evolution over time; and, the problem of their ongoing maintenance. The chapter provides both a taxonomy of measures and outlines specific implications for future research.
653 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between management diversity and firm performance in the case of women in top executive jobs and on boards of directors and found that the proportion of women on top management jobs tends to have positive effects on firm performance, even after controlling for numerous characteristics of the firm and direction of causality.
Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationship between management diversity and firm performance in the case of women in top executive jobs and on boards of directors. Corporate governance literature argues that board diversity is potentially positively related to firm performance. This hypothesis is tested in the paper.Design/methodology/approach – In this paper with the use of data for the 2,500 largest Danish firms observed during the period 1993‐2001 various statistical models for firm performance are specified and estimated. The main focus in the models is the estimated relationship between the proportion of women in top management (CEOs and on boards of directors) and firm performance.Findings – The results in this paper show that the proportion of women in top management jobs tends to have positive effects on firm performance, even after controlling for numerous characteristics of the firm and direction of causality. The results show that the positive effects of women in top management stron...
631 citations
TL;DR: An overview of the more common, more modern approaches to performance measurement is presented and it is suggested that the modern frameworks have indeed addressed the underlying conceptual issues, but have rarely addressed the practicalities of measurement in ways that render them meaningful to practitioners.
Abstract: Even though remarkable progress has been made over recent years in the design of performance measurement frameworks and systems, many companies are still primarily relying on traditional financial performance measures. This paper presents an overview of the more common, more modern approaches to performance measurement and attempts to identify whether they have in fact addressed the limitations of traditional ways of measuring performance. The paper suggests that the modern frameworks have indeed addressed the underlying conceptual issues, but have rarely addressed the practicalities of measurement in ways that render them meaningful to practitioners. What is needed is further work to explore how these conceptual frameworks can be translated and tailored to fulfil the unique measurement needs of a specific company, especially at the operational level.
441 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the ways in which the concepts of "productivity" and "performance" are dealt with in the literature, demonstrating that terms used within these fields are often vaguely defined and poorly understood.
Abstract: Purpose – Examines the ways in which the concepts of “productivity” and “performance” are dealt with in the literature, demonstrating that terms used within these fields are often vaguely defined and poorly understood.Design/methodology/approach – Reviews related performance literature from the past 30 years (of both an academic and a practical nature).Findings – Clarifies the meaning of five terms (productivity, performance, profitability, efficiency, effectiveness) and shows how they are inter‐related.Research limitations/implications – The creation of a common grammar is not an easy task; one must therefore still accept the fact that people will continue to interpret the terms described in this paper in slightly various ways.Practical implications – Measurement and improvement regimes are often built without a clear understanding of what is being measured or improved. This can be regarded as simply a pragmatic approach to improvement, or a missed opportunity to fully understand and then optimise import...
416 citations