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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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