Appreciative Intelligence®: post merger communication in a public organisation. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Parkkali, Petra; Lehtimaki, Hanna; Thatchenkery, Tojo
• Is Part Of: International journal of human resources development and management. Volume 15:Number 2-4(2015)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 127
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Appreciative Intelligence® -- appreciative inquiry -- post merger management -- communication -- public organisations -- government units -- unit mergers -- integration -- positive interaction; Human capital -- Periodicals; Labor -- Periodicals; Labor economics -- Periodicals; 331.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1465-6612

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.