The existence and nature of racial bias in supervisory ratings

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 586-591

  Stauffer, Joseph M ^a   Buckley, M Ronald ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; NEGRO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PREJUDICE;

EID: 20444470813     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.3.586     Document Type: Article

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