In the Trenches: Making Your Work Meetings a Success
Keywords
effective meetings, meeting interdependence, participant learning and development, common understanding
Abstract
Managing meetings effectively is vital in the fast-paced, complex environment of the modern workplace. However, direct scholarly attention to work meetings is still limited, making an understanding of what makes meetings successful elusive. In this article, we examine the particulars of successful and unsuccessful meetings from a participant’s perspective. Employing a conceptual mapping approach, we analyze open-ended statements collected from meeting participants to identify three broad themes associated with meeting success: (1) participant learning and development; (2) the coordination of performance, including the creation of links between meeting episodes; (3) and the development of common understanding and alignment among attendees. By more fully taking these themes into account, managers can be better equipped to design, organize, and manage their work meetings successfully.
Original Publication Citation
"Romney, A. C., Smith, I. H., & Okhuysen, G. (2019). In the trenches: Making your work meetings a success. Business Horizons, 62(4), 459–471."
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Romney, Alexander C.; Smith, Isaac; and Okhuysen, Gerardo A., "In the Trenches: Making Your Work Meetings a Success" (2019). Faculty Publications. 9314.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9314
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
Business Horizons
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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