Do raters consider the influence of situational factors on observed performance when evaluating performance? Evidence from three experiments

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-41

  Jawahar, I M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance appraisal; Self monitoring; Situational factors; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 12944286390     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601104267664     Document Type: Review

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