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One in four managers withholds feedback from those they supervise, even when the news is positive

Performance feedback is critical for supporting career and education decisions, but in a new study published in Management Science, a research team from the University of Portsmouth, the University of Exeter and York University uncovered a striking pattern of managers partially or fully withholding...

One in four managers withholds feedback from those they supervise, even when the news is positive
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Performance feedback is critical for supporting career and education decisions, but in a new study published in Management Science, a research team from the University of Portsmouth, the University of Exeter and York University uncovered a striking pattern of managers partially or fully withholding performance feedback that was particularly pronounced among female workers.

Originally published at Phys.org

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