Effects of Rating Format on Goal-Setting Dimensions: A Field Experiment
Tags: FEEDBACK (Psychology); FIELD experiments; EXECUTIVES; EMPLOYEES; EMPLOYEES -- Rating of; PERSONNEL management; JOB evaluation; MULTIVARIATE analysis; JOB performance
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