Motivational Consequences that Affect the Timeliness and Candidness of Resident Evaluations

Motivational factors that undermine the willingness of raters to be timely and candid in their evaluation of residents has not been well studied. According to expectancy theory, this motivation stems from perceptions regarding the likelihood and desirability of various consequences associated with those actions.The aim of this initial investigation is to identify the range of positive andnegative consequences that might drive a rater's motivation toward -or away from -being timely and candid when completing resident evaluations.