This mini-dissertation reports on a case study of teachers' perceptions of the performance appraisal system used at an independent school in the greater Durban area in Kwa-Zulu Natal. As the system was implemented at a time when appraisal was only mandatory in government schools and not in independent schools, the process was met with apprehension. Further, educators had been introduced to the ...

Internal identity asymmetry is the uncomfortable experience of having one's mistaken—feeling being misidentified—by others at work. Through two longitudinal field studies working individuals, we investigate consequences internal on individuals' attitudes and work performance. Importantly, incorporate stress coping literature to examine how individual's cognitive appraisal (of negative affect re...