The input bias: The misuse of input information in judgements of outcomes

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 243-253

  Chinander, Karen R ^a   Schweitzer, Maurice E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Input bias; Managerial judgement; Outcome assessment; Performance reviews; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042203826     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-5978(03)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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