Appreciative Intelligence®: post merger communication in a public organisation

Petra Parkkali, Hanna Lehtimäki and Tojo Thatchenkery

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2015, vol. 15, issue 2/3/4, 115-127

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.

Keywords: Appreciative Intelligence®; appreciative inquiry; post merger management; communication; public organisations; government units; unit mergers; integration; positive interaction. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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