Reducing the effects of performance expectations on behavioral ratings

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 237-267

  Baltes, Boris B ^a   Parker, Christopher P ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347117579     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.2000.2897     Document Type: Article

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