The effect of race of rater and ratee on peer-ratings of managerial potential was examined for 11 whites and 29 blacks attending a Management Training Course held in Zimbabwe. 29 blacks and 11 whites rated the blacks significantly lower than the whites on management potential. The blacks also gave themselves significantly lower self-ratings than the whites. Since the blacks and whites obtained virtually the same mean scores on two separate measures of managerial potential, ratings may be biased.
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