ISBN:
9781786350411
Content:
Purpose This research identifies the conditions under which minority views are likely to be influential in problem-solving groups. Methodology/approach Predictions that status processes moderate the effect of being exposed to minority views on idea generation are tested with data collected from a controlled laboratory experiment. Findings Results indicate some support for the hypotheses that groups exposed to minority views generate more novel ideas, as do groups in which minority views are espoused by higher-status confederates. Research limitations/implications Future research is required to establish the parameters that reduce flawed decision making based on convergence around the majority view. Social implications Groups may realize their problem-solving potential through the consideration of more information and an examination of alternative views to the majority view by exposure to minority views, particularly those presented by higher-status people. Originality/value By integrating status characteristics theory and minority influence theory, we explain how the greater attention granted to higher-status people and their ideas results in the generation of more unique ideas by other members in a group. The integrated theory explains how status processes affect the consideration of ideas, the examination of alternatives to the majority view, and the generation of new ideas among group members.
In:
Advances in group processes., Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2016, (2016), Seite 127-158, 9781786350411
In:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
In:
year:2016
In:
pages:127-158
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1108/S0882-614520160000033005
URL:
Volltext
(Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
