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Appreciative Inquiry: Models & Applications


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This study looks at the Appreciative Inquiry literature and intervention methods and also considers three cases from private and government organizations to critically examine its applicability/ implementation methods. The study also compares Appreciative Inquiry with the traditional Action Research approach and arrived at a model which is a combination of both.
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Pavitra Mishra
Human Behaviour & Organizational Development, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon 122001, India
Jyotsna Bhatnagar
Human Behaviour & Organizational Development, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon 122001, India

Abstract


This study looks at the Appreciative Inquiry literature and intervention methods and also considers three cases from private and government organizations to critically examine its applicability/ implementation methods. The study also compares Appreciative Inquiry with the traditional Action Research approach and arrived at a model which is a combination of both.

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