Research Summary
Research Summary
Finding their voice: Time and the conditions that elevate participation of lower-power members in teams [Dissertation, data analysis and writing]
Description
This dissertation paper develops theory about how gaining voice and “speaking up” by low-power members is not sufficient to create changes that benefit them and their low-power colleagues; that, in fact, speaking up when the team is not ready to listen results in greater dissatisfaction and exit by low-power members. I suggest that changes to the team structure that favor lower-power members can help create spaces for members to behave in ways that diverge from the preexisting power structure.