Sustainable Development in Health Care Sector: A Study on Human Resource Mechanisms

Abstract

Performance management (PM) is essentially about measuring, monitoring and enhancing the performance of staff, as a contributor to overall organizational performance. It is a means to an end, and its concept and practice have been constantly changing. Training is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed for their present job because few people come to the job with the complete knowledge and experience necessary to perform their assigned job. Limited study has been conducted on health care sector be it at a national or international level. The present study was undertaken on two hospitals SMHS & GMC Jammu in the state of J&K (India) with special attention to Performance Appraisal system (PAS) and Training and Development (T&D). The results revealed that HRD Mechanisms in SMHS and GMC is above satisfactory. The non managerial staff does not differ in their perception towards HRD mechanisms.

Keywords: HRD Mechanisms, Performance Appraisal System, Training and Development.