Measuring performance, measuring predictors, G (general intellect or ability), and personality should be taken into consideration when choosing an individual for a job or a specific team. Using just one of these tools can potentially disrupt the connectivity and operations of your organization or team. Performance Measurement Performance measurement has been an ongoing topic for decades. Since the 1900s, individuals have attempted to measure different aspects of performance. In the early 1900s, accounting standards were the first step toward performance standards (Yadav, Sagar, & Sagar, 2013). In the 1920s, return on investment (ROI) was developed using Du Pont calculations, which are still used to evaluate the financial health of the organization (Yadav, Sagar, & Sagar, 2013). Over the years, cost accounting initiatives, the Tableau De Bord (marriage between financial and non-financial measures), social accounting, strategic management accounting, the quality award and the corporate excellence model, the activity based costing, BSC, and the triple bottom line (Yadav, Sagar, & Sagar, 2013). In 1992, Robert Kaplan and David Norton published an article on Balanced Scorecards, which allowed organizations to format and interpret their performance and gain insights into their organizations' performance (Fibuch & Arif, 2013). This scorecard was the first time it was possible to measure the alignment of many parameters such as human resources, process data and customer data together with financial parameters (Fibuch & Arif, 2013). Kaplan and Norton suggested that most organizations should consider four different aspects of the organization, including the customer, learning and growth, internal business...... middle of paper...... Journal of Human Resource Management , 23(6), 1074-1094. Retrieved from http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=71347082&site=eds-live&scope=siteKorunka, C., Kessler , A., Frank, H., & Lueger, M. (2010). Personal characteristics, resources and environment as predictors of business survival. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 83, 1025-1051. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1348/096317909X485135/abstract?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=falseMurphy, K. (1996). Individual differences and behavior in organizations. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.Yadav, N., Sagar, S., & Sagar, M. (2013). Performance measurement and management frameworksResearch trends over the past two decades. Business Process Management Journal, 19(6), 947-971. doi:10.1108/BPMJ-01-2013-0003
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