Based on the selected article Behind the Mask: The Politics of Employee Appraisal, answer the following questions:

 

1. What is the basic theme of the article? Try to state it in just one or two paragraphs.
2. What did the article mention about "Politics as a reality of organizational life?"  How do you feel about that?
3. What did the article highlight about "inflating performance appraisals?"
4. In the conclusion section of the article, what was a major finding of this study and what do you believe about the finding?

 

 

 

Article : 

Behind the Mask: The Politics of Employee Appraisal
Author(s): Clinton O. Longenecker, Henry P. Sims, Jr. and Dennis A. Gioia
Reviewed work(s):
Source:
The Academy of Management Executive (1987-1989), Vol. 1, No. 3 (Aug., 1987), pp.
183-193
Published by: Academy of Management
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4164751