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  • Barrett, F. J., & Fry, R. E. (2005). Appreciative inquiry: A positive approach to building cooperative capacity. Taos Institute.
  • Bushe, G. R. (2012), Appreciative inquiry: Theory and critique. In D. M. Boje, B. Burnes, & J. Hassard (Eds.), The Routledge companion to organizational change (pp.87-103). Routledge.
  • Cooperrider, D. L., Barrett, F., & Srivastva, S. (1995). Social construction and appreciative inquiry: A journey in organizational theory. In D. Hosking, P. Dachler, & K. Gergen (Eds.), Management and organization: Relational alternatives to individualism (pp 157-200). Avebury.
  • Cooperrider, D. L., Sorenson, P., Yeager, T., & Whitney, D. (Eds.). (2003). Appreciative inquiry: Foundations in positive organization development. Stipes.
  • Cooperrider, D. L., & Srivastva, S. (1987). Appreciative inquiry in organizational life. In R. W. Woodman, & W. A. Pasmore (Eds.), Research in organizational change and development (pp 129-169). JAI Press.
  • Cooperrider, D. L., Whitney, D., & Stavros, J. M. (2008). Appreciative inquiry handbook (2nd ed.). Crown Custom Publishing.
  • Stavros, J. M., Torres, C., & Cooperrider, D. L. (2018). Conversations worth having: Using appreciative inquiry to fuel productive and meaningful engagement, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated.
  • Watkins, J. M., Mohr, B. J., & Kelly, R. (2011). Appreciative inquiry: Change at the speed of imagination (2nd ed.). Center for Creative Leadership.
  • Whitney, D., & Trosten-Bloom, A. (2003). The power of appreciative inquiry: A practical guide to positive change. Berrett-Koehler.

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