AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF PERCEPTIONS OF RATEE BEHAVIOR FREQUENCY AND RATEE BEHAVIOR CHANGE USING BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATION SCALES (BES)

Behavioral Expectation Scales (BES) research has concentrated upon psychometric properties, while evidence for potential operational advantages has been largely anecdotal. This empirical study explored the operational value of BES as a technique for identifying divergent rater‐ratee perceptions of r...

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Published in:Personnel psychology 1977-12, Vol.30 (4), p.647-658
Main Authors: BEATTY, RICHARD W., SCHNEIER, CRAIG E., BEATTY, JAMES R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Behavioral decision theory
Human resource management
Performance appraisal
Psychology
Ratings
Social psychology
Testing
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Summary:Behavioral Expectation Scales (BES) research has concentrated upon psychometric properties, while evidence for potential operational advantages has been largely anecdotal. This empirical study explored the operational value of BES as a technique for identifying divergent rater‐ratee perceptions of ratee behavior frequency and for facilitating subsequent ratee behavior change. Results indicated that ratees perceived desired behaviors as occurring more often and undesired behaviors occurring less often than did raters. Behavior change was demonstrated both after development and after implementation of BES. Such operational advantages of BES are argued as a crucial factor in the choice of an organization's performance appraisal format.
ISSN:0031-5826
1744-6570
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1977.tb02333.x