Alternate models of needs assessment: Selecting the right one for your organization

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-93

  Leigh, Doug ^a,b   Watkins, Ryan ^b,c   Platt, William A ^d   Kaufman, Roger ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Roger Kaufman Associates   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

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EID: 39049130143     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1532-1096(200021)11:1<87::AID-HRDQ7>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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