Evaluation capacity building in complex organizations

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2008, Issue 120, 2008, Pages 55-69

  Taylor Powell, Ellen ^a   Boyd, Heather H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Virginia Cooperative Extension   (United States)

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EID: 77950720494     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.276     Document Type: Article

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