Evidence on incentive effects of subjective performance evaluations

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-257

  Engellandt, Axel ^a   Riphahn, Regina ^b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 78751617253     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391106400202     Document Type: Review

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