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The roles of rater goals and ratee performance levels in the distortion of performance ratings.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20476832     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The goal-directed perspective of performance appraisal suggests that raters with different goals will give different ratings. Considering the performance level as an important contextual factor, we conducted 2 studies in a peer rating context and in a nonpeer rating context and found that raters do use different rating tactics to achieve specific goals. Raters inflated their peer ratings under the harmony, fairness, and motivating goal conditions (Study 1, N = 103). More important, raters inflated their ratings more for low performers than for high and medium performers. In a nonpeer rating context, raters deflated ratings for high performers to achieve the fairness goal, and they inflated ratings for low performers to motivate them (Study 2, N = 120).
Authors:
Xiaoye May Wang; Kin Fai Ellick Wong; Jessica Y Y Kwong
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of applied psychology     Volume:  95     ISSN:  1939-1854     ISO Abbreviation:  J Appl Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-18     Completed Date:  2010-09-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0222526     Medline TA:  J Appl Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  546-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. wangxiaoye@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Employee Performance Appraisal*
Female
Goals*
Humans
Male
Questionnaires
Young Adult

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