Most organizations get evaluation all wrong

Abstract

Purpose

This article discusses the evaluation process in organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

Provides a viewpoint based on experience.

Findings

Facing the hard facts and truths about what works and what does not, understanding the dangerous half‐truths that constitute so much conventional wisdom about management, and rejecting the total nonsense that too often passes for sound advice will help organizations perform better.

Originality/value

Provides a useful insight into the evaluation process.

Citation

Cunningham, I. (2006), "Most organizations get evaluation all wrong", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 20 No. 5, pp. 4-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280610687961