title: The management of individual performance planning and review: some limitations on rationality.
abstract: Individual performance planning and review has a long and turbulent history. Colleges of nursing and higher education are incorporating performance review schemes as a part of their quality management systems, BS 5750 and the like. This in the rational belief that chances of success will be enhanced. The reliability and validity of performance review schemes is explored, in particular the belief that rational planning underpins success. The value of results oriented performance review with its emphasis upon dialogue is seen to be of value for organisational learning and the de-reification of nurse education institutes as somewhat rigid systems. The incorporation of qualitative action research methods within a results oriented frame may herald a significant leap forward in the quality assurance of nurse teaching.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*