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dc.contributor.authorDhiman, Amit
dc.contributor.authorMaheshwari, Sunil Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-26T05:55:57Z-
dc.date.available2021-08-26T05:55:57Z-
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84874486943&doi=10.1080%2f09585192.2012.706816&partnerID=40&md5=24b8a7b8b9dea96cf060d7706e8018a4
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.iimcal.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/123456789/978-
dc.descriptionDhiman, Amit, Department of Human Resource Management, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India; Maheshwari, Sunil Kumar, Department of Personnel and Industrial Relations, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, India
dc.descriptionISSN/ISBN - 09585192
dc.descriptionpp.1202-1235
dc.descriptionDOI - 10.1080/09585192.2012.706816
dc.description.abstractAppraisee's perception of appraisal politics (APAP) is conceptualized to be formed by three perceptual dimensions. First is appraiser's manipulation of ratings to achieve their self-serving ends such as own reputation, maintaining good relationships, building in-groups, and handling dependency threats from appraisees. Second dimension constitutes fellow appraisees' upward influence behaviors to get higher ratings and rewards. Third dimension relates to the outcome of appraisal, i.e. pay and promotion decisions that can be discriminatory when performance is ignored. Such actions are detrimental for good performers and performance culture. Drawing from the organizational justice theories, it is proposed that APAP can be mitigated by those appraisal-related structural (e.g. criteria), process (e.g. voice) and contextual antecedents (e.g. relation with appraiser) that enhance appraisee's perceived control, understanding, and prediction of appraisal decision and process. These hypotheses were tested in the Indian family-owned organizations. The data were collected using survey questionnaire method from six organizations. Multivariate and structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses revealed that overall APAP had significant negative correlation with downward communication, and appraiser-appraisee relations. Importantly, these are appraiser-centric or appraiser-driven variables, thus implying appraiser's criticality in influencing perceptions. Post hoc SEM analysis revealed that communication processes (such as feedback) mediated effect of structural variables (such as criteria relevance), implying criticality of procedures over structural variables. The significance of communication processes implemented by appraiser implies that understanding cultural context is important when studying perceptual reactions such as APAP. Interestingly, post hoc analysis revealed that downward communication mediated the effect of voice on APAP, a result that may be idiosyncratic to the Indian cultural context. Specifically, higher appraiser-appraisee power distance in the Indian context may influence the perceived relevance and utility of processes such as voice (e.g. appeal), which may put appraisee in a slightly adversarial situation with appraiser. Further, higher paternalistic orientation may make processes like downward communication more desired by appraisee because these processes project superior as a guide and a coach, who is keen to handhold and support their subordinates. The implications of these results for practitioners are discussed. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
dc.publisherSCOPUS
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Human Resource Management
dc.relation.ispartofseries24(6)
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectPerformance appraisal
dc.subjectPolitics
dc.titlePerformance appraisal politics from appraisee perspective: A study of antecedents in the Indian context
dc.typeArticle
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