A Study of Peer and Reporting Senior Ratings in a Marine Corps Rifle Company.
Abstract
The validity of peer ratings as a supplemental measure to the Marine Corps' performance evaluation system has been examined and subjected to analysis by the multitrait-multirater method. In a Marine Corps rifle company, two supervisory levels rated subordinates, and the subordinates in turn rated one another. Results revealed neither convergent validity (agreement among the raters) nor discriminant validity (independence of the rating scales). Results did provide evidence of disagreement among the raters on the performance of those being rated. Thus, official use of peer ratings in a performance evaluation system is questionable; however, an unofficial use to gain viewpoints of different levels of an organization may have merit.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA003780
Entities
People
- William Carl Blaha
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School