Effects and timing of developmental peer appraisals in self-managing work groups

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-74

  Druskat, Vanessa Urch ^a   Wolff, Steven B ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0033068163     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.1.58     Document Type: Article

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