Subjectivity in the Appraisal Process: A Facilitator of Gender Bias in Work Settings

Beyond Common Sense: Psychological Science in the Courtroom

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 127-155

  Heilman, Madeline E ^a   Haynes, Michelle C ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal process; Performance effectiveness; Positive expectations; Subjectivity; Work settings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889322049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696422.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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