Using appreciative inquiry to support a culture shift in transition

Technical Services Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-216

  Simons, Marcy ^a   Havert, Mandy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic library; Appreciative inquiry; Change; Collaboration; Improvement; Leadership; Management; Organizational culture; Organizational development; Organizational effectiveness; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY; CHANGE; COLLABORATION; IMPROVEMENT; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS;

MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 84868310254     PISSN: 07317131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317131.2012.681285     Document Type: Article

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