Exploring the Effectiveness of Boundary Critique in an Intervention: a Case in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Daniel Ebakoleaneh Ufua ()
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Daniel Ebakoleaneh Ufua: Covenant University

Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2020, vol. 33, issue 5, No 1, 485-499

Abstract: Abstract This paper applied boundary critique to identify, structure and address operational issues in an intervention process. A commercial livestock was used as case study. The research addressed identified issues from the perspectives of the affected stakeholders, i.e. participants who were either involved or affected by the operations of the case study firm. Workshop and boundary critique were used for data collection in the research process. Findings from the research show that the application of boundary critique established a foundation for interactions in the research process. Also highlighted in the research were factors that influenced the establishment of common ground that underpinned the application of boundary critique in the research. Key issues identified and addressed in the research were inadequate water supply and poor sales management in the operations of the case study organisation, via effective deployment of boundary critique and workshop in the research. The research wound up with the suggestion for researchers to pay attention to the willingness of the control stakeholders, and decisions makers to implement suggested changes in an intervention.

Keywords: Affected stakeholders; Boundary critique; Common ground; Intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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