This article examines the relationship between develop mental perfor mance appraisal systems and the generation of effective infor mation for personnel decision making based upon a sample of 240 muncipal govern ment personnel ists. The results indicate that high quality perform ance appraisal information is associated with developmental systems and an emphasis on procedural fairness.
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