Date of Graduation
8-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Communication (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Communication
Advisor
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