Evidence producing organizations: Organizational translation of traveling evaluation ideas

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Evidence producing organizations : Organizational translation of traveling evaluation ideas. / Elvbakken, Kari Tove; Hansen, Hanne Foss.

In: Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2019, p. 261–276.

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Elvbakken, KT & Hansen, HF 2019, 'Evidence producing organizations: Organizational translation of traveling evaluation ideas', Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 261–276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389018803965

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Elvbakken, K. T., & Hansen, H. F. (2019). Evidence producing organizations: Organizational translation of traveling evaluation ideas. Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 25(3), 261–276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389018803965

Vancouver

Elvbakken KT, Hansen HF. Evidence producing organizations: Organizational translation of traveling evaluation ideas. Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice. 2019;25(3):261–276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389018803965

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Elvbakken, Kari Tove ; Hansen, Hanne Foss. / Evidence producing organizations : Organizational translation of traveling evaluation ideas. In: Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice. 2019 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 261–276.

Bibtex

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