The equity theory, developed by John Stacey Adams, says that satisfaction is based on a person's perception of fairness. Applying this theory when conducting a company's performance appraisals ...

Managing a team can be quite complex. Effective leadership requires a balance of strategies that resonate emotionally and financially with employees. Today’s workers value authentic managers who see ...

The employee performance management process is ready for an overhaul, thanks to the changing needs and requirements of employees, the organizations they work for and the customers they serve. The ...

Husband and wife Frank and Lillian Gilbreth pioneered scientific management principles that revolutionized how we think about workplace efficiency and human performance. Rather than accepting ...

Sixty years ago, social psychologist Douglas McGregor developed two different theories — Theory X and Theory Y — about how managers perceive employees. Theory X managers are authoritarian. They ...

The Office of Personnel Management has just issued detailed new requirements for agency performance management systems, and while I will take issue with some of the details on technical and policy ...

A popular saying holds that "the difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference." This witticism is especially relevant to management theory because many managers ...