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David L Cooperrider
Cleveland, OH United States

Professor - Organizational Behavior
Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University

Areas of Interest:
RESEARCH INTERESTS

Positive (non-deficit) theories of organization development and change, positive psychology, organizational designs (social innovations) in global change; appreciative approaches to inquiry, theory building, and social construction.


Education/Professional Experience:
EDUCATION

1986 Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University. Dissertation: Appreciative Inquiry in
Organizational Life: Toward an Applied Science of Social Innovation

1983 M.S., Organization Development, George Williams, Thesis: A Theory of Group Development Potential.
Named “Alumnus of the Decade” 1993

1976 B.A., Psychology (with honors), Augustana College. Honors Thesis: Attribution Theory and the Relationship
of Thought, Language and Action

1991-Present Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead
School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
(Secondary Appointment in International Health, Division of General Medical Sciences, CWRU School of Medicine)

Cooperrider has published hundreds of articles, chapters and books on Appreciative Inquiry, Global Change and Positive Change. He has worked with hundreds of diverse organizations and has spoken at hundreds of conferences and workshops.



Contact Information:
Address: 10900 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44206
United States
Email: dlc6@po.cwru.edu
Main Phone: 216-368-2121
Fax : 216-368-4785

Online Resources:
David Cooperrider

Resource Files:
Weatherhead School of Management Oganizational Behavior Department Ranked Number One in the World (doc )


 
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