Date of Graduation
8-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Communication (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Communication
Advisor/Mentor
Kasey L. Walker
Committee Member
Myria Allen
Second Committee Member
Patricia Amason
Keywords
Communication and the arts, Communication, Decision-making, Organizational discourse, Small groups
Abstract
This thesis examines small group decision-making among groups of educators in an elementary school through the Bona Fide Group Perspective, which focuses on a group and its relationships to elements in its context. Twenty-six faculty members were interviewed and 26 meetings were recorded; these were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results indicated contextual, relational, and discursive factors influenced the decision-making process. Most critically, power, status, overlapping group memberships, and competing Discourses shaped the group decision-making process.
Citation
Chorley, S. K. (2012). Contextual Influences on Small Group Decision-Making: A Field Investigation. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/519
Included in
Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons