Investigating Supervisor Attributions of Subordinate Performance
通过实地研究考察主管与下属的情感关系、工作关系、主管任职年限及下属绩效水平如何影响主管对下属绩效的归因，发现工作关系时长和性质及主管任职年限显著影响归因，而情感关系和下属绩效水平的结果与实验室研究不一致。
This field study was conducted to investigate the impact of factors relating to supervisor-subordinate affective relationship and work relationship, supervisor job tenure, and subordinate performance level on supervisor attributions of subordinate performance. The results indicate that the length and nature of supervisor-subordinate work relationship and supervisor job tenure significantly affect supervisor attributions of subordinate performance to internal or external causes. The results for supervisor-subordinate affective relationship and subordinate performance level conflict with previous, predominantly laboratory-based, research. Reasons are discussedfor these results. Implications for practice are also offered.