Peer appraisals have been shown to have a positive effect on improving task motivation, communication, cohesion, and satisfaction.

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Research indicates that peer appraisals can be effective. One study involved undergraduates placed into self-managing work groups. The researchers found that peer appraisals had "an immediate positive impact on [improving] perception of open communication, task motivation, social loafing, group viability, cohesion, and satisfaction." Employees, in other words, seem to be motivated to meet their colleagues' expectations.

Peer Appraisals Have Been Shown to Have a Positive Effect