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Abstract

Abstract This article reviews salient features of the foregoing articles contained in this special issue of Human Resource Management . The 360‐degree feedback movement constitutes an important new technology in the practice of human resource management. To be sure, these papers suggest a hodgepodge of techniques, testimonials, cautions, methodological problems, axes being ground, and a lack of overall cohesion. Even so, the net result is a good snapshot of the current status and hopeful future of this new technology. The net impact of these articles is significant, showing clearly that 360‐degree feedback methodology possesses distinct promise for improved success in both individualized and group programs of personal development in the bureaucratic and organizational settings of the future. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.