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Abstract
This book describes the goals, criteria, and measures that international agricultural research centers use to assess the performance of their staff and to recognize and reward outstanding performance. It is intended to be an aid to research managers who want to strengthen the management of human resources in their organizations. Two kinds of information are presented. First, an analysis of more than 65 management protocols from 14 international centers answers questions about why and how the centers assess and reward their staff. This analysis also discusses issues raised in management literature about the design of assessment and reward systems. The second kind of information is the principal material of this book: examples of 21 protocols for assessment and six protocols for reward provided by the international centers. These protocols illustrate alternative approaches to assessment and reward and exemplify issues discussed in the first part of the book.