How formal performance evaluation affects trust between superior and subordinate managers

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 722-737

  Hartmann, Frank ^a   Slapničar, Sergeja ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

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EID: 68149092712     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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