Absolute vs relative performance rating formats: Implications for fairness and organizational justice

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-316

  Roch, Sylvia G ^a   Sternburgh, Angela M ^b   Caputo, Pat M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 34547885477     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2007.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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