The performance evaluation context: Social, emotional, cognitive, political, and relationship components

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 146-163

  Ferris, Gerald R ^a   Munyon, Timothy P ^a   Basik, Kevin ^a   Buckley, M Ronald ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Emotions; Performance evaluation; Social context; Work relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249086032     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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