Evaluation as a means of organizational learning

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1-21

  Cherin, David ^a   Meezan, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0003067154     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v22n02_01     Document Type: Article

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