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| Author: | Wright, R.P. |
| Title: | Mapping cognitions to better understand attitudinal and behavioral responses in appraisal research |
| Journal: | Journal of Organizational Behavior
2004 : MAY, VOL. 25:3, p. 339-374 |
| Index terms: | Performance appraisal Employees Work Psychology Research |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Perceptions are important in determining performance appraisal system success. Not much is known about the deeper cognitive perceptions of appraisers and appraisees in better explaining their attitudinal and behavioural outcomes. This paper breaks away from conventional questionnaire-generated perceptions and applies a unique clinical cognitive mapping methodology called 'the repertory grid technique' to elicit the personal constructs of how real respondents perceive appraisal systems based on their real-life experiences. Though the findings showed some commonality in personal constructions of appraisal systems with those found in the literature, new constructs, core perceptual dimensions, and collective cognitive maps were elicited for the very first time, opening up new questions and issues for further research. |
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