The effects of meeting participation and outcome expectations on strength of consensus

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dc.contributor.authorKeeling, John F.en
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:29:02Zen
dc.date.adate2009-02-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:29:02Zen
dc.date.issued1991en
dc.date.rdate2009-02-13en
dc.date.sdate2009-02-13en
dc.description.abstractI used a multiple-linear-regression model to test the effects of meeting group members’ expectations on strength of consensus in a group decision-making situation. The combination of met expression-of-views expectations and met decision-quality expectations, along with their associated valences, had a significant effect on consensus (p = .01). Expression-of-views expectations are composed of expectations about opportunity to express views and the information sharing. I proposed a new model consisting of two terms. The first term was the sum of the individual products of met expression-of-views expectations times their respective valences. The second term was the sum of the individual products of met decision-quality expectations times their respective valences. This new model was a much better predictor of strength of consensus than the original (p = .001). The two terms used in the new model had an equivalent influence on strength of consensus (p = .05). The results of this research suggest managers should elicit and try to meet group members’ high-valence expectations (i.e., expectations group members feel are important to be met). Managers should also realize expression-of-views and decision-quality expectations are important to meet in a consensus-gaining process.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extent108 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02132009-171316en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171316/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41039en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1991.K434.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25404399en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1991.K434en
dc.subject.lcshConsensus (Social sciences)en
dc.subject.lcshGroup decision makingen
dc.titleThe effects of meeting participation and outcome expectations on strength of consensusen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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