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The technology-focused SME Saier has established little formal management processes so far, resulting in a lack of strategic direction, unclear priorities and insufficient performance management practices. This thesis aims on developing a performance management system by introducing processes and tools to plan, measure and develop the performance of the organization and individuals. 
After establishing a common strategic framework, conducting strategic analyses and identifying strategic options, Saier’s detailed strategy has been translated in an objective system consisting of a strategy map and a four-dimensional Balanced Scorecard (BSC) that specifies performance measures, targets and initiatives. The main contribution is a practical guide to align organizational and employee performance: Firstly, this requires clear communication of the strategic objective system. Secondly, a proposal for managing individual performance by integrating an annual Management by Objectives (MBO) cycle into the BSC framework is provided in order to realize the strategic priorities on the operational level: Individual objective agreements clarify the expected performance contribution. Hereby, the unambiguous definition of performance indicators and evaluation criteria enables employee self-control, feedback and coaching during the year and provides the basis for year-end performance reviews. Thirdly, a performance-related reward system is suggested to support the creation of common priorities and enhance Saier’s employer attractiveness for high performers. The effectiveness of the proposed PMS depends critically on its regular review and actualization.

Balanced Scorecard --- Management by Objectives (MBO) --- SME --- Strategy --- Strategy Development --- Strategy Planning --- Performance Management --- Objective System --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Gestion de l'entreprise & théorie des organisations --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Gestion des ressources humaines --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Stratégie & innovation --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Finance

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This special edition, Seafood Sustainability Series I, includes two articles on seafood consumption, four on sustainable capture fisheries, and four on sustainable aquaculture. The articles on consumption explore an alternative perspective on sustainable seafood movement governance to consumer- or retail/brand-driven logic and analyze fish tissues for human consumption to detect contaminants like flame retardant chemicals hazardous to human health sourced from microplastic pollutants. Articles on capture fisheries include: • A study of harvest strategies to achieve ecological, economic, and social sustainability objectives; • An examination of the economic leverages and resources needed to sustain coastal artisanal fishing communities in Africa; • A review of sustainability planning efforts to combat fishing community threats like declining participation, aging infrastructure and fleets, gentrification, reduced resource access, market competition, and environmental stresses; • An analysis of responsible fish consumption through a life-promoting sustainable food system for school-age children. Three of the articles on aquaculture focus on studying consumer preferences related to sustainable aquaculture based on the estimation of how the attributes of aquaculture products (including product labeling and perception) affect consumers’ purchase decisions. The other article questions the widely held assumption of sustainable substitutability of plant protein sources (e.g., soymeal) for fishmeal in aquaculture production.

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