Diana Whitney

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Diana Whitney is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Education and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Diana Whitney has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 6 papers in Education and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Diana Whitney's work include Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change (15 papers), Human Resource and Talent Management (9 papers) and Education, Leadership, and Health Research (5 papers). Diana Whitney is often cited by papers focused on Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change (15 papers), Human Resource and Talent Management (9 papers) and Education, Leadership, and Health Research (5 papers). Diana Whitney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Algeria and Bangladesh. Diana Whitney's co-authors include David L. Cooperrider, Jacqueline M. Stavros, Amanda Trosten-Bloom, Peter Sørensen, Kenneth J. Gergen, Sheila McNamee, Mary Gergen and Barbara L. Fredrickson and has published in prestigious journals such as Career Development International, Journal of Management Spirituality & Religion and Employment Relations Today.

In The Last Decade

Diana Whitney

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Diana Whitney United States 13 652 624 294 200 190 21 1.6k
David L. Cooperrider United States 21 716 1.1× 894 1.4× 356 1.2× 258 1.3× 299 1.6× 49 2.2k
Walter H. Gmelch United States 24 827 1.3× 654 1.0× 419 1.4× 168 0.8× 544 2.9× 106 2.1k
Laura L. Bierema United States 23 699 1.1× 508 0.8× 241 0.8× 184 0.9× 438 2.3× 77 2.2k
William A. Borgen Canada 19 415 0.6× 279 0.4× 375 1.3× 281 1.4× 401 2.1× 66 1.7k
Gervase R. Bushe Canada 17 282 0.4× 604 1.0× 131 0.4× 84 0.4× 175 0.9× 38 1.1k
James A. Athanasou Australia 18 462 0.7× 162 0.3× 542 1.8× 189 0.9× 347 1.8× 156 1.8k
Norman E. Amundson Canada 21 553 0.8× 314 0.5× 409 1.4× 410 2.0× 611 3.2× 98 2.1k
Victor M. Catano Canada 17 209 0.3× 315 0.5× 316 1.1× 296 1.5× 528 2.8× 46 1.4k
John Heron United Kingdom 12 470 0.7× 191 0.3× 353 1.2× 192 1.0× 178 0.9× 26 1.6k
Arnold R. Spokane United States 20 610 0.9× 271 0.4× 225 0.8× 290 1.4× 692 3.6× 65 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Diana Whitney

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Fields of papers citing papers by Diana Whitney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diana Whitney

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Whitney, Diana & Amanda Trosten-Bloom. (2016). Appreciative Leadership: Responding Relationally to the Questions of Our Time. 18(3). 61–68. 1 indexed citations
2.
Whitney, Diana & David L. Cooperrider. (2015). The Appreciative Inquiry Summit: An Emerging Methodology for Whole System Positive Change. 15 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana, et al.. (2010). Leading positive performance: A conversation about appreciative leadership. Performance Improvement Journal. 49(3). 5–10. 5 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana, et al.. (2010). Appreciative Leadership: Focus on What Works to Drive Winning Performance and Build a Thriving Organization. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 35 indexed citations
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Cooperrider, David L., Diana Whitney, & Jacqueline M. Stavros. (2008). Appreciative inquiry handbook: For leaders of change, 2nd ed.. 81 indexed citations
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Cooperrider, David L., et al.. (2005). Appreciative inquiry handbook : the first in a series of AI workbooks for leaders of change. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 134 indexed citations
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Cooperrider, David L., et al.. (2005). Appreciative inquiry : foundations in positive organization development. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Cooperrider, David L. & Diana Whitney. (2005). Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trosten-Bloom, Amanda, et al.. (2004). Appreciative Team Building: Positive Questions to Bring Out the Best of Your Team. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana & Amanda Trosten-Bloom. (2003). The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change. 261 indexed citations
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Cooperrider, David L., Diana Whitney, & Jacqueline M. Stavros. (2003). Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: For Leaders of Change. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 312 indexed citations
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Trosten-Bloom, Amanda, et al.. (2003). Business as Agent of World Benefit: A Worldwide Action Research Project Using Appreciative Inquiry. 1 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana. (2002). Spirituality as a Global Organizing Potential. 3(3). 76–85. 4 indexed citations
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Cooperrider, David L., et al.. (2001). The Appreciative Organization. Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College). 14 indexed citations
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Cooperrider, David L., et al.. (1999). Appreciative Inquiry: Rethinking Human Organization Toward a Positive Theory of Change. 141 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana. (1998). Let’s change the subject and change our organization: an appreciative inquiry approach to organization change. Career Development International. 3(7). 314–319. 19 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana & David L. Cooperrider. (1998). The appreciative inquiry summit: Overview and applications. Employment Relations Today. 25(2). 17–28. 20 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana, et al.. (1998). Appreciative inquiry: An innovative process for organization change. Employment Relations Today. 25(1). 11–21. 15 indexed citations
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Whitney, Diana. (1995). Spirituality as an Organizing Principle. 3 indexed citations

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