”Jumătatea plină”. Un experiment pentru aplicarea anchetei apreciative The "full half of the bottle”. An experiment in applying the appreciative survey Section Studies and Research Papers

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Ștefan Cojocaru

Abstract

In this article, the principles of appreciative inquiry are used in order to mediate the organisational relationships. Using the constructionism theory, the article describes and analyses the power of individual interpretations in constructing the organisational practices. The paper draws on the process that appreciative inquiry perspective works for rebuilding the social relationships in one NGO. Its main contribution is showing how appreciative perspectives can be used for organisational development by dropping out of the deficiency paradigm.

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Author Biography

Ștefan Cojocaru, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași

Address: 11 Carol I Blvd., 700506, Iaşi, Iași County, Romania.

E-mail:stefan.cojocaru@comunitate.ro

How to Cite
Cojocaru, Ștefan. (2005). ”Jumătatea plină”. Un experiment pentru aplicarea anchetei apreciative: The "full half of the bottle”. An experiment in applying the appreciative survey. Sociologie Românească, 3(2), 127-140. Retrieved from https://revistasociologieromaneasca.ro/sr/article/view/848