The study focuses on an overview of the performance management and the development
system in the Department of Correctional Services with special focus on Limpopo
province, Mpumalanga province and Northwest province (which is referred to as
Limpopo region in this research). The main research question was "what does the current
performance management development system in the Department of Correctional
Services in the Limpopo region look like?"
The relevant literature was consulted and in order to gain a clear view and understanding
of performance management in general. The overview focuses on the general concept of
performance management so as to understand it, its origin, purpose, benefits, advantages
and disadvantages. The second part focuses on the performance management system in
the general Public Service. This was done in order to establish whether there is any
alignment between general performance management and what is being implemented in
the Public Service. It was established that there is no difference between the general
concept of performance management and what is being implemented in the Public
Service in general. The main focus is on the policy used in the Public Service. The last
part deals with the research question and focuses on the Department of Correctional
Services in particular in the previously demarcated region.
The Performance Management and Development System Policy was used to determine if
there is any alignment between the general performance management, performance
management in the Public Service and what is being implemented in the Department of
Correctional Services. The findings show that there is no difference between the
Performance Management and Development System being applied in the different areas.
Several minor challenges were picked up, based on the findings of the internal audit on
performance management, and relevant recommendations are provided. In general, based
on the findings and percentage of compliance, the research shows that the Performance
Management and Development System is being effectively implemented in the Limpopo
region of the Department of Correctional Services. / Public Administration & Management / M. Tech. (Public Administration and Management)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/13099 |
| Date | 22 January 2014 |
| Creators | Ndou, Edzisani Daniel |
| Contributors | Van Jaarsveldt, L. C. (Prof.), Tsoabisi, S. J. (Mr.) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 85 leaves) |
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