UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BMBAIHR02

Performance Management

L-T-P3-0-0 Session2026-27 (W.E.F 2024-25) TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA Integrated · Sem 5 (Specialisation: Human Resource Management)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Performance Management

7 hrs

Meaning, concept, objectives, and importance of performance management; performance management versus performance appraisal; performance management as a continuous process; components of performance management systems; strategic role of performance management; performance management cycle.

Unit2

Unit 2: Performance Planning and Appraisal Systems

9 hrs

Performance planning and goal setting; performance standards and key result areas (KRAs); methods of performance appraisal including Graphic Rating Scale, Ranking Method, Paired Comparison Method, Forced Distribution Method, Critical Incident Method, Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS), Management by Objectives (MBO), and 360-Degree Feedback; case studies.

Unit3

Unit 3: Performance Based Compensation Management

8 hrs

Compensation management: concept, objectives, and significance; components of compensation; wage and salary administration; job evaluation and pay structures; performance-related pay (PRP); incentives, bonuses, commissions, and rewards; employee benefits and non-monetary rewards; contemporary trends in performance-based compensation.

Unit4

Unit 4: Learning, Talent Management and Career Development

8 hrs

Learning organization concept and characteristics; Peter Senge’s Learning Organization Model; talent management and employee retention strategies; competency mapping and competency frameworks; career planning and career development; succession planning; coaching and mentoring: concepts, roles, advantages, and limitations; case studies.

Unit5

Unit 5: Contemporary Issues in Performance and Compensation Management

8 hrs

HR analytics in performance management; performance management audit; ethical and legal issues in performance appraisal; pay equity and fairness; employee engagement and recognition programmes; case studies.

Course Objectives5 points
  • To understand the concepts, principles, and importance of performance and compensation management.
  • To examine various performance planning, appraisal, and feedback mechanisms used in organizations.
  • To analyse the relationship between performance management, compensation, and employee motivation.
  • To evaluate talent management, competency mapping, career development, and succession planning practices.
  • To apply performance and compensation management tools to improve employee and organizational effectiveness. Course Contents
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Explain the concepts, objectives and process of performance and compensation management.K2 (Understand)
  2. CO2Apply performance planning and appraisal techniques to evaluate employee performance.K3 (Apply)
  3. CO3Describe compensation structures and performance-based reward systems used in organisations.K2 (Understand)
  4. CO4Apply competency mapping, career development and succession planning techniques.K3 (Apply)
  5. CO5Apply digital tools and HR analytics to performance and compensation decisions.K3 (Apply)

Suggested Readings (Latest Edition)

  1. Cokins, G. Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk and Analytics. Wiley.
  2. Armstrong, M. Performance Management: Key Strategies and Practical Guidelines. Kogan Page.
  3. Bhattacharyya, D. K. Performance Management Systems and Strategies. Pearson Education.
  4. Rao, T. V. Performance Management and Appraisal Systems. Sage Publications.
  5. Berger, L. A., & Berger, D. R. The Talent Management Handbook. McGraw-Hill.
  6. Armstrong, M., & Taylor, S. Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. Kogan Page.
  7. Dessler, G. Human Resource Management. Pearson Education.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 58, 59 of the original AKTU PDF.

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