Inflation of subordinates' performance ratings: Main and interactive effects of rater negative affectivity, documentation of work behavior, and appraisal visibility

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-444

  Fried, Yitzhak ^a   Levi, Ariel S ^b   Ben David, Haim Ailan ^b   Tiegs, Robert B ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033153822     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199907)20:4<431::AID-JOB933>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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