Demand/withdraw patterns in organizations.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ford, Jessica Lynn. | |
| dc.creator | Jamerson, Brianna N., 1999- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-21T13:25:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-21T13:25:17Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2022-08 | |
| dc.date.issued | August 2022 | |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-09-21T13:25:17Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to examine and investigate if demand/withdraw patterns occur in organizations, filling a gap in the literature exploring demand/withdraw outside of interpersonal relationships. Demand/withdraw is a pattern of communication in which one person makes a demand, complains, or nags, and the other relational partner avoids certain conversation(s) by withdrawing and becoming defensive. To date, studies examining demand/withdraw are housed within the interpersonal communication body of literature, but this study seeks to examine whether this pattern also occurs within organizations. Using a grounded theory approach, this thesis explores the phenomenon of demand/withdraw through qualitative interviews. The results of this study support that demand/withdraw patterns occur in the supervisor/subordinate relationship, as well as the coworker relationship, and all demand/withdraw patterns result in generally negative outcomes for the respective individuals. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2104/12368 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | No access – contact librarywebmaster@baylor.edu | |
| dc.title | Demand/withdraw patterns in organizations. | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Baylor University. Dept. of Communication. | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Baylor University | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. | |
| thesis.degree.program | Communication |
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