Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Meeting Design Characteristics And Attendee Perceptions Of Staff/Team Meeting Quality, Melissa A. Cohen, Steven G. Rogelberg, Joseph A. Allen, Alexandra Luong

Psychology Faculty Publications

Meetings are a common tool in organizations and are used for a variety of purposes and implemented in a variety of ways. Despite the prevalence of meetings, surveys suggest that they are often unproductive and costly. The current study focused on how meetings are designed in hopes of providing practically and theoretically meaningful recommendations for improving meeting quality. A total of 18 design characteristics associated with staff/team meetings were identified and their relevance to perceptions of meeting quality was tested. Using an online panel-based respondent pool of working adults, 367 individuals participated in a survey that they completed within 48 …