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| The Influence Mechanism of Superior Performance Appraisal Politics on Subordinate Ethical Output——The Covariant Model under the Framework of Social Interaction |
| ZHAO Shusong，WANG Zijing，LIU Zhiqiang，ZHAO Jun |
| 1. Central South University, Changsha, China; 2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; 3. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China |
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Abstract Performance appraisal politics is an important component of organizational politics and also a key factor which influences employee’s ethical behavior in working situations. In light of framework of social interaction, this article discusses the influence mechanism of superior performance appraisal politics on ethic output of focused subordinate and third-party subordinate. Firstly, based on attribution theory, superior performance appraisal politics can be divided into universal type, focused type, expedient type, and random type. This article also constructs the analytical framework of how superior performance appraisal politics influence subordinate ethic output; Next, in binary relation situations, we analyzed the influence of superior performance appraisal politics on the ethic output of focused subordinate; Furthermore，in the ternary relation situations, this article analyzes superior performance appraisal politics on the ethic output of third-party subordinate, it also investigates the boundary conditions of superior performance appraisal politics ’s influence on ethic output of third-party subordinate. Finally, it discusses theoretical significance and Managerial Implication, as well as future research orientation.
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Received: 26 February 2019
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