Can usefulness of performance appraisal interviews change organizational justice perceptions? A 4-year longitudinal study among public sector employees

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1360-1375

  Linna, Anne ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^b   van den Bos, Kees ^c   Kivimäki, Mika ^a   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

interactional justice; performance appraisal interview; procedural justice; usefulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858328634     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.579915     Document Type: Article

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