THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER-LEVEL CALIBRATION COMMITTEES

• Grant number: 17/19108-7
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: March 01, 2018
• End date: March 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Administration - Accounting
• Principal Investigator: Andson Braga de Aguiar
• Grantee: Andson Braga de Aguiar
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade (FEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Associated researchers: Antonio Carlos Dias Coelho ; Jasmijn C. Bol ; Jeremy B. Lill

Abstract

The process of having supervisors discuss, compare, justify and potentially adjust their subordinates' performance rating in a meeting of their peers is referred to as peer-level calibration. Calibration committees are widely used and promoted as a "best-practice" by some consulting firms. Other professionals, however, are less positive about the calibration process, which has led to an ongoing debate. We inform this debate by examining the effectiveness of peer-level calibration committees. We examine an organization that has implement peer-level calibration committees. (AU)