We examine how managers' consideration of a future promotion decision can influence their subjective evaluation of workers' past job performance as well as their subsequent promotion decision. We predict that whether such effects manifest depends on the rating granularity (i.e., the number of...

Technological advancements have greatly improved the ability of management information systems to gather, compile, and provide relative performance information (RPI). Many of these systems are capable of providing feedback on demand, either at the discretion of managers or employees. We use an...

As organizational structures have become more flat, firms are increasing the use of peer reviews as a performance monitoring tool. Research suggests that the effectiveness of performance feedback, particularly negative feedback, depends on the feedback source and the recipient’s sense of...