1. An Exploratory Study of Competencies of Appreciative Inquiry Practitioners: Discovery Open Access Author: Newhard, Michele L. Title: An Exploratory Study of Competencies of Appreciative Inquiry Practitioners: Discovery Graduate Program: Workforce Education and Development Keywords: appreciative inquirycompetenciescompetency studystrengths-basedorganization developmentqualitative researchcodingthematic analysisgrounded theory File: Download NewhardDissertation2010.pdf Committee Members: William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJudith Ann Kolb, Committee MemberEdgar Paul Yoder, Committee MemberSusan E Cromwell, Committee MemberJacqueline M Stavros, Committee Member