TY - JOUR
T1 - Inflation of subordinates' performance ratings
T2 - Main and interactive effects of rater negative affectivity, documentation of work behavior, and appraisal visibility
AU - Fried, Yitzhak
AU - Levi, Ariel S.
AU - Ben-David, Haim Ailan
AU - Tiegs, Robert B.
PY - 1999/7
Y1 - 1999/7
N2 - We hypothesized that raters' tendency to deliberately inflate performance appraisal ratings of subordinates would be associated with rater negative affectivity (NA) and two characteristics of the performance appraisal context: documentation of subordinates' work behaviors and appraisal visibility. We further hypothesized interactions among these variables, such that high-NA, but not low-NA raters, would be more likely to inflate ratings under conditions of low documentation and high appraisal visibility. Moreover, we predicted that NA would be associated most strongly with rating inflation when documentation was low and appraisal visibility was high, simultaneously. Results from a sample of 148 supervisors from a variety of organizations supported these hypotheses. We discuss several practical implications of the results and suggest areas for future inquiry.
AB - We hypothesized that raters' tendency to deliberately inflate performance appraisal ratings of subordinates would be associated with rater negative affectivity (NA) and two characteristics of the performance appraisal context: documentation of subordinates' work behaviors and appraisal visibility. We further hypothesized interactions among these variables, such that high-NA, but not low-NA raters, would be more likely to inflate ratings under conditions of low documentation and high appraisal visibility. Moreover, we predicted that NA would be associated most strongly with rating inflation when documentation was low and appraisal visibility was high, simultaneously. Results from a sample of 148 supervisors from a variety of organizations supported these hypotheses. We discuss several practical implications of the results and suggest areas for future inquiry.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199907)20:4<431::AID-JOB933>3.0.CO;2-A
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199907)20:4<431::AID-JOB933>3.0.CO;2-A
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033153822
VL - 20
SP - 431
EP - 444
JO - Journal of Organizational Behavior
JF - Journal of Organizational Behavior
SN - 0894-3796
IS - 4
ER -