The effectiveness of a performance management system at a South African public hospital in Cape Town

Africa's Public Service Delivery and Performance Review

 
 
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Title The effectiveness of a performance management system at a South African public hospital in Cape Town
 
Creator Tyokwe, Baxolele Naicker, Visvanathan
 
Subject N/A appraisal; effectiveness; incentives; ineffective; performance; PMS; SPMS; unfairness.
Description Background: In 1994, South Africa instituted the Public Service Act of 1994 which is presumably applicable and must be adhered to by all public institutions. Because of the adoption of the Public Service Law, all employees employed in the Western Cape Government (WCG) are obligated to participate in the Performance Management System (PMS). Consequently, the authors were interested to know how the PMS performs and how employees respond to this system at a public hospital.Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the processes of PMS to identify its effectiveness. Of uttermost significance, through the findings of the study, was to make recommendations that contribute to improving the implementation of PMS.Setting: The study is based at a public hospital to examine the effectiveness of a PMS at a South African public hospital. The hospital is situated in Cape Town, South Africa.Methods: In pursuing the study, the authors employed an exploratory research design. Consequently, a qualitative research method was applied.Results: The study discovered that the PMS at the hospital is ineffective to enhance the performance of the employees and achieve organisational goals.Conclusion: The system appears to be a great tool designed to measure the employees’ effectiveness. However, its implementation seems to suggest a need for a thorough investigation of its efficiency.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor None
Date 2021-05-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Qualitative research method
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/apsdpr.v9i1.498
 
Source Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review; Vol 9, No 1 (2021); 10 pages 2310-2152 2310-2195
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town 2010-2019 Age between 18-65. Gender: Males and Females. All permanent employed at Tygerberg hospital.
Rights Copyright (c) 2021 Baxolele Tyokwe, Visvanathan Naicker https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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