Employee fairness perceptions of performance appraisal: A Saint Lucian case study

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1152-1169

  Narcisse, Sharon ^a   Harcourt, Mark ^b  

^a Customs and Excise Department   (Saint Lucia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fairness; Justice; Performance appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949087430     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802051451     Document Type: Article

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