Effects of facilitation and leadership on meeting outcomes in a group support system environment

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-246

  Tan, Bcy ^a   Wei, Kwok Kee ^a   Lee Partridge, J E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0010213264     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000335     Document Type: Article

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