Publication Date
Spring 2020
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Randal Capps (Director), Joseph Cangemi, and Kevin Schmaltz
Degree Program
Department of Educational Administration, Leadership, and Research
Degree Type
Doctor of Education
Abstract
Teams require leadership, even if they are self-managed. The group of individuals who make up a team must be gathered in some form or another. For self managed teams to function successfully, the first step is the process of creating the team. Many aspects may factor into the creation process. Often time is of the essence and methods to quickly assess and form teams show merit. First impressions in general are based largely on nonverbal communication. The focus of this mixed-methods concurrent embedded study is to analyze the potential effects of nonverbal communication on influencing team creation. A group of mechanical engineering students placed randomly into teams provided a source of feedback on how they could have been affected if factors of nonverbal communication had been considered. Research has been conducted on small business hiring, self-managed teams, nonverbal communication, and team leadership; however, the author has not identified historical works concerning the potential impacts of nonverbal communication used by leaders in the formation of teams.
Disciplines
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Human Resources Management | Mechanical Engineering | Medical Education | Organizational Communication
Recommended Citation
Robertson, Troy Allen, "Team Creation Methods in Practice: Understanding the Potential Effects of Nonverbal Communication in The Leadership of Team Formation" (2020). Dissertations. Paper 177.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/diss/177
Included in
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Human Resources Management Commons, Mechanical Engineering Commons, Medical Education Commons, Organizational Communication Commons