Keeping Lies Out of the Performance Appraisal

Authors

Gundars Kaupins, Boise State UniversityFollow
Mark A. Johnson, Idaho State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1992

Abstract

In their book, How to Lie With Statistics, Huff and Geis note three types of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. They describe how people can use statistics to mislead others. Within the context of human resource management, we believe there are lies, damn lies and performance appraisals. Using these same ideas, one can show how performance appraisals can misrepresent reality (lie).

Publication Information

Kaupins, Gundars and Johnson, Mark A.. (1992). "Keeping Lies Out of the Performance Appraisal". Industrial Management, 34(1), 6-8.