The benefits of evaluating performance subjectively

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Performance ImprovementVolume 44, Issue 5 p. 26-32 Article The benefits of evaluating performance subjectively Michael J. Gibbs, Michael J. Gibbs Michael J. Gibbs is a Clinical Professor of Economics and Human Resource Management at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, and IZA Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago and has held positions at Harvard, Michigan, the University of Southern California (USC), and the Aarhus School of Business (Denmark). Michael may be reached at mike.gibbs@chicagogsb.com.Search for more papers by this authorKenneth A. Merchant, Kenneth A. Merchant Kenneth A. Merchant holds the Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at USC. At USC he has served as Senior Associate Dean of Corporate Programs and Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley and has held faculty positions at Harvard Business School and the University of Maastricht (the Netherlands). Kenneth may be reached at kmerchant@marshall.usc.edu.Search for more papers by this authorWim A. Van Der Stede, Wim A. Van Der Stede Wim A. Van der Stede is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Marshall School of Business at USC. He received his PhD from the University of Ghent (Belgium) and held a faculty position at ESSEC Business School (France). Wim may be reached at wim@marshall.usc.edu.Search for more papers by this authorMark E. Vargus, Mark E. Vargus Mark E. Vargus is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his PhD from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and has held positions at Michigan and USC. Mark may be reached at vargus@utdallas.edu.Search for more papers by this author Michael J. Gibbs, Michael J. Gibbs Michael J. Gibbs is a Clinical Professor of Economics and Human Resource Management at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, and IZA Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago and has held positions at Harvard, Michigan, the University of Southern California (USC), and the Aarhus School of Business (Denmark). Michael may be reached at mike.gibbs@chicagogsb.com.Search for more papers by this authorKenneth A. Merchant, Kenneth A. Merchant Kenneth A. Merchant holds the Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at USC. At USC he has served as Senior Associate Dean of Corporate Programs and Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley and has held faculty positions at Harvard Business School and the University of Maastricht (the Netherlands). Kenneth may be reached at kmerchant@marshall.usc.edu.Search for more papers by this authorWim A. Van Der Stede, Wim A. Van Der Stede Wim A. Van der Stede is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Marshall School of Business at USC. He received his PhD from the University of Ghent (Belgium) and held a faculty position at ESSEC Business School (France). Wim may be reached at wim@marshall.usc.edu.Search for more papers by this authorMark E. Vargus, Mark E. Vargus Mark E. Vargus is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his PhD from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and has held positions at Michigan and USC. Mark may be reached at vargus@utdallas.edu.Search for more papers by this author First published: 09 February 2007 https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4140440508Citations: 7 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume44, Issue5May/June 2005Pages 26-32 RelatedInformation