Performance management process changes on the work identity of employees during COVID-19

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

 
 
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Title Performance management process changes on the work identity of employees during COVID-19
 
Creator Clayton, Kelley de Braine, Roslyn T.
 
Subject organisational behaviour; human resource management performance management; work identity; COVID-19; performance ratings; qualitative research
Description Orientation: Performance management is a vital process across multiple businesses and is proven to be an integral element in navigating employees through the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic while determining possible influences on the work identity of employees during this period.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of performance management process changes on the work identity of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.Motivation for the study: There is little research available that discusses performance management and work identity. As such, this research works towards closing this gap by understanding the influence of performance management process changes on the identity of employees.Research approach/design and method: A qualitative approach was followed through an interpretivist research paradigm. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 15 participants. The participants took part in semi-structured interviews. Grounded theory was followed, and the constant comparative method was used.Main findings: The performance management process changes had no influence on the work identity and work role of participants. Instead, the pandemic itself and the way in which the organisation supported its employees while they navigated the pandemic had an influence on the work identity and work roles of employees.Practical/managerial implications: Organisations can adopt the research findings to enhance employee work identity and performance throughout future changes that affect the organisation.Contribution/value-add: This article offers insights into the lack of literature available that discusses performance management and work identity collectively. 
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor
Date 2023-12-20
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Qualitative research, Grounded theory
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajip.v49i0.2090
 
Source SA Journal of Industrial Psychology; Vol 49 (2023); 10 pages 2071-0763 0258-5200
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2023 Kelley Clayton, Roslyn T. de Braine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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