Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-14-1986
College/Unit
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program/Center
Social Work
Abstract
The issue of efficiency in human services parallels in many respects the principle that unicorns should receive fair treatment. People have paid lip service to the idea that human services should be delivered efficiently for most of the last century. Yet, in all of that time there has not been a single study published showing clearly whether a particular instance of service delivery was, or was not, efficient.The underlying issues involved in defining and measuring efficient service delivery are complex and difficult and administrators, boards and other stakeholders have typically done little more than pay lip service to the idea.
Digital Commons Citation
Lohmann, Roger A., "A Commentary on Unicorns and Efficiency" (1986). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1842.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/1842