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The Effects of Confidant Relationship on Performance Appraisal: A Differential Matrices Perspective

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The influence of the Confucian thought and traditional culture makes Chinese attach much importance to interpersonal relationship.

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Due to the obvious differential matrices existing in Chinese society, confidant relationship plays a very important role on performance appraisal. The differences of performance ratings, appraised by supervisors toward confidants, insiders, and outsiders, will be remarkable.

If there are serious rating biases on employee performance, not only it will affect the accuracy of personnel promotion, transfer, and reward policies, but it also becomes the rational explanation to the unfair resource allocation. In view of this, this study adopts survey data to analyze the correlations between confidant relationship and performance appraisal. The major results of this study include: 1.

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This study indicates that confidant relationship has significantly positive correlations on performance ratings and employee\'s attitudes. Increases in confidant relationships will lead to higher performance ratings, job involvement, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. 2. There are significant differences among the supervisor appraisals toward confidants, insiders, and outsiders.

The confidants are appraised the highest, the insiders appraised the second and the outsiders appraised the last. 2. The correlation coefficients of confidant relationship upon qualitative-process indicators are significant higher than the quantitative-process indicators*. Evidences show that performance appraisal indicators have some moderating effects between confidant relationship and performance ratings.

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