TY - JOUR
T1 - Minority dissent in organizations
T2 - Factors influencing willingness to dissent
AU - De Dreu, Carsten K.W.
AU - De Vries, Nanne K.
AU - Franssen, Hanneke
AU - Altink, Wieby M.M.
PY - 2000/12
Y1 - 2000/12
N2 - Minority dissent disrupts stability but also stimulates individual creativity, the quality of group decision making, and organizational adaptiveness. It is argued that we know little about antecedents of minority dissent in organizations. To fill this void, managers (N = 108) were asked about their willingness to take up a minority position within their team or work unit. Results showed that willingness to dissent was predicted by the manager's extraversion, as well as by group factors, including possibility for communication, goal clarity, and past neglect of disagreements. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
AB - Minority dissent disrupts stability but also stimulates individual creativity, the quality of group decision making, and organizational adaptiveness. It is argued that we know little about antecedents of minority dissent in organizations. To fill this void, managers (N = 108) were asked about their willingness to take up a minority position within their team or work unit. Results showed that willingness to dissent was predicted by the manager's extraversion, as well as by group factors, including possibility for communication, goal clarity, and past neglect of disagreements. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034350148&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02445.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02445.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034350148
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 30
SP - 2451
EP - 2466
JO - Journal of applied social psychology
JF - Journal of applied social psychology
IS - 12
ER -