Instruction
Wk9 Assgn The assignment: (1-2 pages) Review the articles "Appreciative Inquiry: Accentuating the Positive," "Appreciative Inquiry: Trends and Issues Alert," "What Is Appreciative Inquiry?," and "Basic Guidelines to Problem Solving and Decision Making." Analyze the differences between appreciative inquiry and problem solving. Briefly describe an organization for which you work or have worked. Describe a problem or issue that occurred within the organization. Explain how you might use appreciative inquiry to address the problem or issue and develop a solution. Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.
Readings
Article: Fitzgerald, S. P., Murrell, K. L., & Miller, M. G. (2003). Appreciative inquiry: Accentuating the positive. Business Strategy Review, 14(1), 5-7.
Use the Business Source Premier database, and search using the article's Accession Number: 9303287
Article: Hasler, M. G. (2005). Leadership development and organizational culture: Which comes first? Retrieved October 26, 2008, from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED492357.pdf
Article: Kerka, S. (2003). Appreciative inquiry: Trends and issues alert. Eric Publications, 1-4.
Use the ERIC database, and search using the article's Accession Number: ED473671
Article: McNamara, C. (2008). Basic guidelines to problem solving and decision making. Retrieved on October 23, 2008, from http://managementhelp.org/personalproductivity/problem-solving.htm