Discussion and Decision: The Interrelationship between Initial Preference Distribution and Group Discussion Content

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-101

  Parks, Craig D ^a   Nelson, Nicole L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0009884527     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1999.2856     Document Type: Article

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