C/HR/218. Dissertation: Performance management: case study of Institute of Management Studies in Peshawar, Pakistan

The dissertation investigates the benefits and drawbacks of introducing a performance management (PM) system at the Institute of Management Studies (IMS) in Peshawar, Pakistan. Literature is reviewed on the theory of HRM focusing on the problems of PM as a tool of managing individual employees. Secondary research is combined with primary research conducted through email questionnaires, and validated through follow up phone calls. Conclusions are made about the role of HR intervention for organisations and the implementation of the PM system in IMS.