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USER ACCEPTANCE OF PEER APPRAISALS IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING
Author(s) -
McEVOY GLENN M.,
BULLER PAUL F.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1987.tb00624.x
Subject(s) - psychology , friendship , peer review , process (computing) , peer acceptance , social psychology , peer evaluation , applied psychology , peer group , higher education , computer science , political science , law , operating system
A survey of 218 industrial employees who had used a peer evaluation system for over a year found a higher degree of user acceptance than that reported in previous research. Users were significantly more favorable in their attitudes toward peer appraisals when the appraisals were used for developmental rather than evaluative purposes. Favorable user reactions were positively associated with the satisfaction that employees expressed with prior peer ratings and with the amount of leniency perceived in the peer rating process. User reactions were negatively associated with perceived friendship bias and years of company experience. No relationship was found between peer or self‐ratings of performance and reactions to the peer appraisal process.