Separating Face Time from Work Performance
Managers should base performance evaluations on clearly articulated goals and not confuse the time an employee spends at the office with his or her level of commitment.
Title:
How Passive “Face Time” Affects Perceptions of Employees: Evidence of Spontaneous Trait Inference in Context
Authors:
Kimberly D. Elsbach, Daniel M. Cable, and Jeffrey W. Sherman
Publisher:
University of California at Davis Graduate School of Management, Research Paper No. 08-08
Date Published:
September 2008
Managers should base performance evaluations on clearly articulated goals and not confuse the time an employee spends at the office with his or her level of commitment.