MEASUREMENT, THEORY AND VERIFICATION IN THE STUDY AND SOLVING OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS

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ROBERTO MACÍAS DEL RÍO

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Numerous authors have recognized the close relationship between measurement and theory (Blalock 1968, Lazarsfeld 1962, Gibbs 1972), such as Winton, referring to the field of sociology.

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ROBERTO MACÍAS DEL RÍO, National Polytechnic Institute

Doctor of Administrative Sciences, I.P.N., is a professor of methodology and Head of the Center for Administrative Studies at the Higher School of Commerce and Administration, I.P.N.

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