Center for High Performance Work Practices (CHPWP)

People are our most important asset and the human resource management (HRM) is an essential function in organizations that affects the quality of organizational performance (OP). Most of the high performance companies such as Apple, Toyota, General Electric, Singapore Airlines and Google have proved that management systems that encourage commitment and competence of people achieve greater performance. Over the past few years, much of the debate about the contribution of HRM to OP has been wrapped up around the concept of high performance work practices (HPWP).
The Center for High Performance Work Practices (CHPWP) will be a powerful mechanism for engaging students, staff and the Department across the Faculty with the University. The Center can provide a model for the society in achieving excellence toward integrating students’ academic and extracurricular activities by placing the student engagement at the heart of the center’s activities and empowering students to become institutional and community leaders in all areas of the department’s activities.

CHPWP Mission Statement
The CHPWP is a place where Department, Faculty, University and Community members work in a collaborative environment to increase student success to become HRM professionals in an intellectually diverse community.

Goals of the CHPWP
(1) The Center will provide leadership for students with regards to students’ academic and extracurricular activities (e.g., arts, athletics, clubs, competitions, writing and other pursuits), maximizing the efficiency and the effectiveness of existing operations and providing productive engagement between students, academic members and the community.

(2) The Center will provide opportunities for students and the community in terms of pedagogical best practices and instructional design (e.g., workshops, seminars, etc.).

(3) The Center will help staff and students in conducting research and disseminating their work.

(4) The Center will seek to form collaborations on HPWP with both academics and practitioners.

Upcoming Events of the CHPWP
(1) Launching the CHPWP officially.
(2) Launching the annual periodicals of the CHPWP.
•WallTalk
•ProfessionalTalk
•BookTalk
•One Hour Reading on High Performance Work Systems
•One Hour Reading on Human Resource Management
•Case Studies in High Performance Work Practices
(3) Launching the text book and the course materials of the subject of High Performance Work Systems (HRM 3349).
(4) Launching the Resource Center of the CHPWP officially.
(5) Launching the One Hour Reading Club officially.
(6) Launching the Coffee Cup Discussion officially.
(7) Awarding the Associate memberships of the CHPWP to the students.
(8) Awarding the winners of the Senior Prof. Opatha Challenging Trophy HPWP Quest Competition.
(9) Awarding the best student of the subject of High Performance Work Systems (HRM 3349).
(10) Felicitating the staff members who won the local and international recognitions.