“…This is a one-stop comprehensive overview of the performance appraisal process. It is readable, practical, yet shrewd. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies®; About the Author; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: When It's Time to Appraise Your Employees; Chapter 1: Building Success with Performance Appraisals; Chapter 2: What Performance Appraisals Do for You and Your Team; Chapter 3: The Types of Performance Appraisals; Part II: Working Your Way through the Process…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Appendix B: Driving Auto Dealer to Performance against Strategic ObjectivesAppendix C: Development and Implementation of Human Capital Measures and Dashboards: Lessons Learned; Appendix D: Clinical Trial Process Specification; Back Cover…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Handbook of Human Performance Technology, Third Edition; CONTENTS; FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; THE EDITOR AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION; FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION; Part One: FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY; Chapter One: Human Performance Technology Fundamentals; A DEFINITION OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY; ELEMENTS OF THE DEFINITION; PERFORMANCE-IMPROVEMENT MODEL; IS THERE MAGIC IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- pt. 2. Performance basics -- pt. 3. Building a web site…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MySQL architecture and history -- Benchmarking MySQL -- Profiling server performance -- Optimizing schema and data types -- Indexing for high performance -- Query performance optimization -- Advanced MySQL features -- Optimizing server settings -- Operating system and hardware optimization -- Replication -- Scaling MySQL -- Hight availability -- MySQL in the Cloud -- Application-level optimization -- Backup and recovery -- Tools for MySQL users -- Forks and variants of MySQL -- MySQL server status -- Transferring large files -- Using EXPLAIN -- Debugging locks -- Using Sphinx with MySQL…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Performance Introduction; MariaDB history; Choosing the appropriate hardware; Disks; SATA magnetic drives; SAS magnetic drives; Hybrid drives; SSDs; RAID and acceleration cards; RAID cards and levels; Fusion-io direct acceleration cards; Disk arrays; RAM; CPU; Architecture types and performances; BIOS power management optimization; C-States; P-States; Constructor name options; Power management optimization; cpufreq; cpuidle; Disk and filesystem optimization…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What is Performance; Web Performance; Parsing and Rendering; Rendering Engines; JavaScript Engines; Runtime Performance; Why does performance matter?…”

“…"Three full books of proven solutions for supercharging personal performance! Prepare for any audience, negotiation, or decision ... compel attention and motivate action ... manage anxiety or anger ... use nonverbal communication ... negotiate with people you love (or hate) ... build (or repair) trust ... make decisions with imperfect data ... and much more! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Set expectations to avoid performance issues -- The four-step model to getting performance management right every time : start where you are -- Communicate clearly and often -- Accelerate performance success : from 0 to 60 in real situations -- How leaders can be proactive (and not reactive) with performance : make a plan and do it! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Why It's Time to Stop Complaining and to Start Building the Right Performance Measurement System That Can Transform Your Company -- Chapter 2: Unleashing the Power of Performance Management: Driving Cultural Change and Strategy Development -- Chapter 3: Compensation and Performance Measurement Mechanics: Your Technical Look Under the Hood -- Chapter 4: Evaluating Results and Assessing Individual and Enterprise-wide Performance: A Report Card That Allows You to Measure and Raise the Performance and Productivity Bar -- Chapter 5: Building Your Performance Appraisal Content and Form -- Chapter 6: Goals: Setting a Course for Stretching and Development -- Chapter 7: Putting It All Together-A Performance Management Program That Every CEO, Board of Directors, and Individual Employee Can Love -- Chapter 8: Common Questions and Answers to Build and Customize Your Organization's Performance Appraisal Program and Template -- Appendix A: Employee Self-Evaluation Form -- Appendix B: Sample Model Performance Appraisal Template -- Appendix C: Sample Employee Annual Performance Report -- Appendix D: Six Sample Performance Review Templates That Reflect Your Organization's Changing Needs and Priorities -- Index -- About the Authors…”

“…IBM redbooks IMS performance and tuning guide…”

“…Based on an award-winning doctoral thesis at Carnegie Mellon University, Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations presents a captivating analysis of the perils of performance measurement systems. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Why I Edited This Book; Topic Selection and Organization; Helping To Improve This Book; Chapter 1 Terascale to Petascale: The Past 17 Years in High Performance Computing; Chapter 2 ARCHER; Chapter 3 Edison: Enabling Extreme Scale Science at NERSC; Chapter 4 HLRN-III at Zuse Institute Berlin; Chapter 5 The K Computer; Chapter 6 Lindgren|The Swedish Tier-1 System; Chapter 7 Peregrine at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Chapter 8 Yellowstone: A Dedicated Resource for Earth System Science; Back Cover…”

“…This book contains a collection of peer-review scientific papers about marine engines’ performance and emissions. These papers were carefully selected for the “Marine Engines Performance and Emissions” Special Issue of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Performance Management -- Introduction -- History of Human Resource Management Function -- Process of Development in India -- Human Resource Development As a Separate Personnel Discipline -- Performance Management As an HRD Function -- Job Description -- Standards of Performance -- Observation and Feedback -- Performance Appraisal -- Performance Development Plan -- Performance Management Through Continuous Learning -- Definitions and Concepts of Performance Management -- History of Performance Management -- Performance Management As a Management Tool -- Philosophy of Performance Management -- Overview of Performance Management -- Performance Objectives and Standards -- Performance Objectives and Standards-Comparative Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages -- Characteristics of Performance Objectives -- Some Examples of Performance Objectives -- Points to Be Considered for Developing Performance Objectives -- Standards of Performance -- Relating Performance Standards to the Hierarchical Level -- Checklist for Performance Standards -- Benefits of Performance Management -- Process of Performance Management -- Performance Domains -- Performance Dimensions -- Teamwork Dimensions -- Performance Ethics -- Summary -- Key Words -- General Review Questions -- Critical Review Question -- References -- Further Reading -- Case Study on Performance Management Systems -- Case Study -- Chapter 2: Performance Planning -- Introduction -- Performance Planning Process -- Development and Contents of a Performance Plan -- Performance Planning Steps -- Process of Developing Employee Performance Plans -- Eight-step Model of Elements and Standards of a Performance Plan -- Step 1: Understand the Overall Picture -- Step 2: Identify the Accomplishments at the Work Unit Level…”

“…Perfect phrases Perfect phrases for performance reviews…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…INTRODUCTION; IT governance contributes to high performance; Encouraging innovation; Reinventing IT; Best practices in IT governance; CHAPTER 1: SETTING AN IT GOVERNANCE POLICY; Starting with IT strategy; Governing principles; Accountability is key; CHAPTER 2: BUILDING AN IT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE; Accenture Capital Committee; IT Steering Committee (ITSC); IT organization; Business sponsors; Stakeholders; Top management sets the tone; CHAPTER 3: LEVERAGING THE STRUCTURE; Global vs. local; Integrating with planning and budgeting; Establishing and measuring target benefits…”