Performance management and well-being. A close look at the changing nature of the UK higher education workplace.

Autor/inn/en	Franco-Santos, Monica; Doherty, Noeleen
Titel	Performance management and well-being. A close look at the changing nature of the UK higher education workplace. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Leistungsmanagement und Wohlbefinden. Eine genaue Betrachtung der Veränderungen von Arbeitsplätzen im Hochschulwesen Großbritanniens.
Quelle	In: The international journal of human resource management, 28 (2017) 15, S. 2319-2350 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-5192; 1466-4399
DOI	10.1080/09585192.2017.1334148
Schlagwörter	Arbeitsbelastung; Zufriedenheit; Leistungsbeurteilung; Stress; Arbeitsbedingungen; Arbeit; Arbeitsmotivation; Universität; Hochschulpersonal; Akademiker; Hochschulsystem; Großbritannien
Abstract	"The relationship between HRM and well-being has received a significant amount of research attention; however, results are still contested. Our study addresses this phenomenon in the Higher Education sector. We specifically investigate the association between performance management and the perceived well-being of academic staff. Our research finds that the application of a directive performance management approach, underpinned by agency theory ideas as evidenced by a high reliance on performance measures and targets, is negatively related to academics' well-being (i.e. the more it is used, the worse people feel). In contrast, an enabling performance management approach, based on the learnings of stewardship theory, emphasising staff involvement, communication and development, is positively related to academics' well-being. We also find the positive relationship between enabling practices and well-being is mediated by how academics experience their work (i.e. their perceptions of job demands, job control and management support). These results indicate that current trends to intensify the use of directive performance management can have consequences on the energy and health of academics, which may influence their motivation and willingness to stay in the profession. This research suggests that an enabling approach to managing performance in this context, may have more positive effects." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/4