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Under Armour Student’s Name Institution Under Armour Under Armour, Inc., is an American company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland which is one of the leading organization that deals with the innovation, distribution, and marketing of branded athletic clothing, footwear, and related accessories. With a global presence worldwide, the company distributes athletic apparel to various countries. The company was founded by Kevin Plank in 1996. Its products include but are not limited to, hoodies, jackets, shorts, leggings, t-shirts, bags, pants, caps and gloves. As of 2016, the company had employed more than 14,000 employees with half of them being part-time workers. Under Armour, Inc., mission states "To make all athletes better through passion, design, and relentless pursuit of innovation" (Under Armour, Inc., 2016). This paper will provide a critical analysis of the impact of the company's mission statement, strategies, vision, and goals on its performance management systems. According to Zeleny (2005), performance management systems refers to a logical process in an organization’s human resource management which involves the employees, either as on personal basis or in groups, in the company’s effectiveness and success in accordance to its objective, strategies, goals and the mission statement. As mentioned earlier, Under Armour Inc., is a business which applies high-tech innovations to design and produce athletic apparel which is best suited for the sports people. In this case, the company has employed several ways in the human resource management to integrate the concept of performance management systems for improvement of its products and services to
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