Evaluating executive leadership programs: A theory of change approach

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-239

  Watkins, Karen E ^a   Lysø, Ingunn Hybertsen ^b   deMarrais, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

HRD; interpretive inquiry; leadership development; management education; program evaluation; theory of change

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052813895     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422311415643     Document Type: Article

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