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Elevating the Case for Leadership Development Programs: Return on Investment Evaluations
Author(s) -
Abner Gordon,
Valdez Bill,
Perry James L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.13284
Subject(s) - globe , return on investment , agency (philosophy) , investment (military) , leadership development , finance , politics , business , public relations , political science , economics , psychology , sociology , microeconomics , production (economics) , law , social science , neuroscience
Competent leadership is essential to helping achieve agency missions. While governments around the globe invest in leadership development, most struggle to calculate the return on their investment (ROI). The lack of ROI evaluations makes it difficult to maintain leadership development budgets during financial crises and political changes. In this article we outline three methods for assessing ROI for leadership development.