Critical connections between participatory evaluation, organizational learning and intentional change in pluralistic organizations;Connections critiques entre l'évaluation participative, l'apprentissage organisationnel et le changement intentionnel dans des organisations pluralistes

Evaluation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-342

  Suárez Herrera, José Carlos ^a   Springett, Jane ^b   Kagan, Carolyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity building for evaluative research; Intentional change; Organizational learning; Participatory evaluation; Pluralistic organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849097491     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389009105884     Document Type: Article

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