Preprint version Later published as Formal performance appraisal interviews: Can they really be objective, and are they useful anyway? Asia-pacific Journal of Human Resource Management, 39(2) 83-97 Formal performance appraisal interviews: Can they really be objective, and are they useful anyway? Lisa M. Bradley and Neal M. Ashkanasy Authors: Dr. Lisa M. Bradley* Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology 2 George St. Brisbane 4000 Queensland, Australia Phone: (07) 3864 1248 Fax: (07) 3864 1313 Email: lm.bradley@qut.edu.au Dr. Neal M. Ashkanasy Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia Phone: (07) 3365 7499 Fax: (07) 3346 9254 Email: n.ashkanasy@uq.edu.au * To whom correspondence should be addressed.