An interaction analysis of verbal innovative deviance in small groups |
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| Abstract: | This analysis of verbal innovative deviance (VID) revealed that a significant proportion (27%) of group communication is deviant but not typically associated with a specific member or role. A process analysis of VID through successive phases of group decision making indicated that deviance appears to function differently in each phase, generating additional VID during Conflict and Emergence and appearing as a “norm” of group interaction during those periods. The process perspective revealed the changing function of VID in interaction patterns across time. The present study indicates that innovative deviance is susceptible to meaningful observation from the perspective of communicative behaviors. |
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