Justice perceptions of performance appraisal practices

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-228

  Thurston Jr, Paul W ^a   McNall, Laurel ^b  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual perception; Job satisfaction; Performance appraisal; Psychology; Strategic objectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952212156     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011023712     Document Type: Article

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