Interpersonal affect and performance appraisal: A field study

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 341-360

  Varma, Arup ^a   Denisi, Angelo S ^b   Peters, Lawrence H ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030160585     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1996.tb01803.x     Document Type: Article

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