Evaluation in Organizations

Russ-Eft and Preskill provide a fairly thorough look at performing systematic evaluations. I read this book as part of a strategic leadership curriculum, but I can see its applicability on a variety of other fronts: general organizational development, professional development, and a host of traditional research projects.

This book is a textbook in every way, down to the slow moving, dense writing that characterizes our college years. The authors do a good job of breaking up the text with tables and other figures. The chapters usually average about 15-17 pages; plan on setting aside at least an hour for each to allow the text to sink in.

This is a book that will be on my “active” shelf for years to come because of its applicability to my work endeavors. I have no intention of memorizing its wisdom since it will be on that shelf!

Anyway, for the topic at hand, it is a very good book. I dropped the stars to three only because it is incredibly dry.

J.