Municipal government personnel professionals and performance appraisal: Is there a consensus on the characteristics of an effective appraisal system?

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 379-408

  Roberts, Gary E ^a   Pavlak, Thomas ^b  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030304053     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102609602500310     Document Type: Review

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