Appreciative Intelligence®: post merger communication in a public organisation
by Petra Parkkali; Hanna Lehtimäki; Tojo Thatchenkery
International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management (IJHRDM), Vol. 15, No. 2/3/4, 2015

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to show how the appreciative approach can be applied to support post merger management. Appreciative Intelligence® and appreciative inquiry approaches were applied in a public organisation which had undergone an integration process where three government units merged into a single operating unit. An appreciative inquiry intervention and two follow-up interviews were conducted in the case organisation. The study contributes to the literature on the management of the post merger integration process by a focus on the human integration and by a focus on the outcomes of positive interaction.

Online publication date: Thu, 13-Aug-2015

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