Contents and functions of dramatizations in team decision making
| Autor: | Tessa Horila |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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team decision making
konvergenssi Computer science Management science 05 social sciences Economics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) päätöksenteko 050801 communication & media studies rhetorical discourse analysis tiimit 0508 media and communications Team decision making 0502 economics and business konvergenssiteoria Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Natural (music) fantasy theme analysis Symbolic convergence theory communication competence 050203 business & management symbolic convergence theory |
| Popis: | This study examines the contents and functions of dramatizations in natural team decision making. Theoretically, the study employs symbolic convergence theory to understand decision making as a complex phenomenon constructed in symbolic communication. Observational meeting data and thematic interview data from an autonomous team in Finland were analyzed. A fantasy theme analysis and an inductive, rhetorical discourse analysis revealed three rhetorical visions and seven functions of dramatizations in the team’s decision making. Visions represented social, righteous, and pragmatic master analogues. The functions of dramatizations were legitimizing independent and current decisions, reinforcing past decisions, arguing, leading, embedding decisions, and controlling decision making. Symbolic realities were constructed and refined before, during, and after decision making. The processes of creating and using dramatizations were intertwined and simultaneous. The interview analysis showed the team was aware of many of these processes. The applicability of symbolic convergence theory in team decision-making research and training is discussed, specifically in connection to communication competence. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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