TY  - BOOK
AU  - Whitney,Diana Kaplin
AU  - Trosten-Bloom,Amanda
TI  - The power of appreciative inquiry: a practical guide to positive change 
SN  - 9781605093291 (ebook)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - San Francisco, Calif.
PB  - Berrett-Koehler
KW  - Organizational change
KW  - Appreciative inquiry
KW  - Business and Management
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Business & Management
KW  - thema
KW  - Business innovation
KW  - Business strategy
KW  - Economic systems & structures
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Previous ed.: 2003; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781605093284; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - 'The Power of Appreciative Inquiry' describes a popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not; The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not. Whitney and Trosten-Bloom use examples from many different types of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in action. A how-to book but not a manual, The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the newest ideas and practices in the field of Appreciative Inquiry since its inception in 1985.In updating the second edition, the authors conducted an appreciative inquiry with first edition readers, focusing especially on users in markets and universities. At the urging of these readers, the authors have included a new chapter on "sustaining positive change," as well as a host of new examples and other enhancements
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ER  -