NORDSTROM'S PERFORMANCE GOALS

Nordstrom's Performance Goals

Nordstrom's Performance Goals

Effects of Nordstrom's Open Atmosphere on Employees

Managing performance is established on a chain of fundamental principles which leads to growth. However, the fundamental principle of appraising performance is that it should be associated with developing personnel in the organization. Performance evaluation criteria should be rooted in the work-related information, and performance management system should clearly define goals. Nordstrom creates an open atmosphere, in which every associate's sales figures are made available to everyone else. This has both positive and negative consequences for the professional environment.

The positive impact is that by revealing the sales ...