THE IMPACT OF BEHAVIORAL TRAITS ON PERFORMANCE-APPRAISAL

This study investigates the effects of supervisor and subordinate meas urable behavior on overall subjective/perceptual performance evaluatio n ratings. The behaviors operationalized as predictors are Dominance ( D), Inducement (I), Steadiness (S), and Compliance (C). Correlation an d hierarchical regression analyses establish positive effects on behav ioral scales measuring: (1) Dominance, (2) Compliance, and (3) Inducem ent at the supervisory level. In the latter case, positive effects wer e found when comparing Supervisors with high levels of Inducement (I) to Subordinates with high levels of Compliance (C). Subordinates' Domi nance (D) and Steadiness (S) scores also affected the performance eval uation ratings by Supervisors. Implications for employee performance a nd evaluation are discussed.