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Abstract

Background:
The aim of the research is to develop a soft system approach using the Appreciative Inquiry Method (AIM) to optimise complex decision making in technical organizations, and to develop an understanding of the relevant stakeholders/decision-makers as gained from previous experiences. It is informed by the decision-making domain of technical managers in the Nigerian Space Agency (NASRDA) as an example, and lessons identified from the process are reflected upon.
The author draws on Vickers’ notion of Appreciation - the Appreciative System - and its relevance to Appreciative Inquiry Method (AIM) which conceives the process of inquiry and taking an action as a system.
Vickers was critical of the plethora of works and decision-making models- what he considered the

Course: Master of Philosophy - MPhil

Date Deposited: 2024-12-09

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