Generative Metaphor Intervention: A New Approach for Working with Systems Divided by Conflict and Caught in Defensive Perception

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 219-239

  Barrett, Frank J ^a   Cooperrider, David L ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84970687822     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886390262011     Document Type: Article

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