Challenges in managing organizational performance: insights from Eskom

Written by Andreea Vecerdea on July 21, 2014. Posted in Articles, Organisational performance

Eskom is a South African electricity public utility company which generates 95% of the electricity used in the country and about 45% of the one used all across the continent. Although the company puts great effort towards achieving its strategic objectives, and it monitors a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), some of its business areas still need improvement. For the year ending 31^st of March 2014, Eskom managed to meet the targets for only 57% of its 33 KPIs.

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About time, targets and performance measurement for collaborative networks with Sanna Pekkola

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on July 19, 2014. Posted in Multimedia, Organisational performance

As a result of The KPI Institute’s presence at the PMA 2014 Conference, the PERFORMANCE Magazine’s editorial team interviewed a wide range of academics and consultants in the Performance Management field. One of the interviewed academics was Sanna Pekkola, Senior Researcher at Lappeenranta University of Technology, in Finland.

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Sports performance training transformed: the German national team at the 2014 World Cup

Written by Aurel Brudan on July 15, 2014. Posted in Editorials, Organisational performance

In sports, as in most human endeavors, preparation is the key to success. And it seems that in preparing for the 2014 World Cup the German national team (DFB) left nothing to chance.

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Corporate culture and its ties to performance, explained by Grant Regan, CEO at QaBe Developments

Written by Denisa Călin on July 15, 2014. Posted in Multimedia, Organisational performance

The PERFORMANCE Magazine team was present at the 2014 PMA Conference, held in Aarhus Denmark, courtesy of The KPI Institute’s involvement with the event.

Grant Regan, CEO at QaBe Developments, Canada, and Organizational Development coach gave an interview, where he spoke about Organizational Development and Design, among oher current issues in Performance Management.

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Discussing Performance Measurement with Jacob Eskildsen, Professor in Business & Quantitative Methods at the AU-Herning, Aarhus University, Denmark

Written by Denisa Călin on July 15, 2014. Posted in Multimedia, Organisational performance

Given The KPI Institute’s presence at the 2014 PMA Conference, in Aarhus, Denmark, the PERFORMANCE Magazine team had the opportunity to interview highly skilled and experienced academics and practitioners in the field of Performance Management and gain some valuable insights.

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