Title :
Action research, appreciative inquiry and organizational learning
Author :
Manley, T. Roger ; Shaw, Wade H.
Author_Institution :
Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper provides a description of appreciative inquiry and describes how the authors have adapted appreciative inquiry theory and methodology to the survey-guided development action research process and organizational learning in their work with several organizations.
Keywords :
management of change; Lewin´s change model; action research; appreciative inquiry; organizational change; organizational learning; survey-guided development action research process; Behavioral science; Bridges; Cognitive science; Collaboration; Concrete; Feedback; Flexible manufacturing systems; Information analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2002. IEMC '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7385-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2002.1038394
