Positive deviance in the workplace : expanding the boundaires of dissent.

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dc.contributor.advisorMcNamee, Lacy G.
dc.contributor.authorBowman, Brianna.
dc.contributor.departmentCommunication.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsBaylor University. Dept. of Communication.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T12:54:10Z
dc.date.available2013-09-16T12:54:10Z
dc.date.copyright2013-05
dc.date.issued2013-09-16
dc.description.abstractWhile a strong negative bias towards deviance subsists within society and scholarship, this study provides a theoretical basis and argues for the expansion of deviance as a constructive or positive resource within organizations. The central purpose of the following paper is to integrate positive deviance into the communication discipline as a subset of organizational dissent. For the purposes of this paper, positive deviance is defined as any action exhibited by a member or group of members of an organization that violates or circumvents the stated or implicit will of the encompassing organization, motivated by moral purpose, and lacking any malicious intent toward other members or the organization at large. Towards this end, the present study surveyed 285 working and retired full-time professionals in an effort to measure positive deviance through one of its most basic forms, rule breaking, as well as examine its relationship with both dissent style and personality.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/8728
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisheren
dc.rightsBaylor University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact librarywebmaster@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide access.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsAccess changed 8/25/15.
dc.subjectVoice.en_US
dc.subjectEmployee.en_US
dc.subjectEmployee voice.en_US
dc.subjectOrganizational communication.en_US
dc.subjectOrganization.en_US
dc.subjectCommunication.en_US
dc.subjectDissent.en_US
dc.subjectDeviance.en_US
dc.subjectPositive deviance.en_US
dc.subjectModel.en_US
dc.subjectPositive deviance model.en_US
dc.subjectStudy.en_US
dc.subjectIndicators of deviance.en_US
dc.subjectOrganizational change.en_US
dc.titlePositive deviance in the workplace : expanding the boundaires of dissent.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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