Articulating appraisal system effectiveness based on managerial cognitions

Personnel Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-230

  Wright, Robert P ^a   Cheung, Frenda K K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cognition; Hong Kong; Management effectiveness; Performance appraisal; Performance management systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846658705     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480710726118     Document Type: Article

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