TY - JOUR
AU - Tannenbaum, Robert
AB - The Journal of Social Psychology, 1952, 36, 205-222. EXPERIMENTING WITH FEDERAL EFFICIENCY RATINGS : A CASE STUDY*l Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Lo3 Angeles IRVING R. WESCHLER, FRED MASSARIK, AND ROBERT TANNENBAUM A. INTRODUCTION Dissatisfaction with the present federal efficiency rating system seems to be widespread, but is there any evidence to show that the present system is not accomplishing the job for which it was designed? As yet, the authors have found no empirical studies which have tested the adequacy of the currently utilized rating procedures, although a recent survey among federal employees ( 1 ) has suggested a number of possible sources of dissatisfaction. Similarly, a report by the Personnel Policy Committee of the Hoover Commission (3) has analyzed some of the weaknesses of the present system and made recom- mendations for its improvement. Specifically, the Commission feels that effi- ciency ratings should be confined to an appraisal by the supervisor of each employee's performance, progress, and growth potential and should not be tied up with the promotion and retention status of the employee. The specific efficiency rating procedures under consideration are carried out under the Uniform Efficiency Rating System developed by the Civil Service 
TI - Experimenting with Federal Efficiency Ratings: A Case Study
JF - The Journal of Social Psychology
DO - 10.1080/00224545.1952.9921859
DA - 1952-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/experimenting-with-federal-efficiency-ratings-a-case-study-I08B10M5GU
SP - 205
EP - 222
VL - 36
IS - 2
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ER -