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Performance evaluation of salespeople is examined from an attribution perspective in a field study involving sales managers. Findings support the presence of an attribution bias. Effort significantly influenced sales managers’ evaluations, but task difficulty had no measurable effect on performance appraisal.
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Mowen et al. (1985) studied this question.
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