• Analyse the signs, causes, principles and practices of performance management in a modern organisation, NHS, the impact of practices on key stakeholders, and how work and people performance can be measured
• Outline the concept and components of a High Performance Work System (HPWS) and evaluate evidence of their impact and effectiveness and barriers to their successful implementation. Analyse the indicators and possible causes of performance problems at Middleton NHS Trust. Advise the senior management team how they could build an effective High Performance Work System to address the problems you have identified.

Your response should consider:

• The multiple possible causes of poor performance and how this shapes the approach to managing performance within an organisation
• The concept and key components of a HPWS
• Possible barriers to the successful implementation of the system you recommend