Sources of Political Distortions in Performance Appraisals
研究了评估目的和评估者问责制两个情境变量对绩效评估中政治扭曲的影响，发现要求评估者对评分准确性负责，尤其是在行政用途的评估中，能有效减少宽大错误。
Although performance appraisal research has been ongoing for more than 50 years, the focus has largely been on the rater and the rating instruments. This study seeks to answer a more recent call by researchers to focus on contextual variables surrounding the performance appraisal process by analyzing two such variables: appraisal purpose and rater accountability. Results indicate that holding raters accountable for the accuracy of their ratings, especially when ratings are for administrative purposes, may be an effective strategy for reducing leniency error