PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT,DEVELOPMENT, AND BRANDING IN STRATEGIC

1.   Identify and discuss 2 or 3 major insights from Keller (chapters 5-8) as applied to employee performance management and appraisal processes (Valentine chapter 10).

2.   Identify and discuss 2 or 3 major insights from Hardy (chapters 3-4) as applied to employee training and career development processes (Valentine chapters 8-9).

3.   Employer branding is a key means by which contemporary organizations implement a strategic approach to HR.  What are 2 or 3 key differentiators of a branded approach to employee recruitment and employee selection (Valentine chapters 6-7)?

4.   Consider your current or most recent employer organization.  Delineate 2 or 3 strategic HR recommendations for improving the employee recruitment, employee selection, or the employee performance management and appraisal processes (Valentine chapters 6-7, 10).