Does 360-degree feedback work in different industries?:A between-industry comparison of the reliability and validity of multi-source performance ratings

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-190

  Brutus, Stéphane ^a   Fleenor, John W ^b   London, Manuel ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b Mediaappraise Corp   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Industry; Performance indicators; Rating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132985     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000004487     Document Type: Article

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