The role of interpersonal affect in performance appraisal: evidence from two samples – the US and India
| Autor: | E. S. Srinivas, Shaun Pichler, Arup Varma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Performance appraisal Supervisor Strategy and Management Field (Bourdieu) Sample (statistics) Interpersonal communication Affect (psychology) Management of Technology and Innovation Industrial relations Cross-cultural Business and International Management Psychology Social psychology Appraisal process |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 16:2029-2044 |
| ISSN: | 1466-4399 0958-5192 |
| Popis: | The interpersonal affect, a li ke–dislike relationship between a supervisor and his/her subordinate, has traditionally been conceptualized as a source of bias in performance appraisals. However, some researchers have argued that the interpersonal affect may not be a bias, especially where it develops as a result of past performance. In this field study, using data from 190 supervisors in the US, and 113 supervisors in India, we delineate the relationship between interpersonal affect and performance ratings. In both samples, interpersonal affect and performance level were found to have significant effects on performance ratings. Results from the US sample indicated that raters are able to separate their liking for a subordinate from actual performance when a ssigning performance ratings, suggesting that the interpersonal affect does not operate as a bias in the appraisal process. Results from the Indian sample, however, suggest that supervisors inflate ratings of low performers, suggesting that local cultu... |
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