#portrait evaluation

Theory E²: Working with Entrepreneurs in Closely-Held Enterprises: XIII. Assessment in the Enterprise Cycle (Part Two)

[Note: This essay and most of the previous essay in this series are based on a document I prepared in the early 1980s for the evaluation of a major higher education program that had received substantial funding from a large American foundation. These essays were later revised so that they might relate to a broader range of programs. I had intended to update these essays—but found that they held…

Theory E²: Working with Entrepreneurs in Closely Held Enterprises: XII. Assessment in the Enterprise Cycle (Part One)

In the previous essay (XI) I introduced a key concept in the creation of an appreciative, closely held enterprise: appreciation requires that one dwells in and frequently return to three domains: information, intentions and ideas. Six strategies are engaged which enables one to move successfully through these three domains. I have identified the sequencing of these six strategies as the…