Getting a clue: The effects of communication media and information distribution on participation and performance in computer-mediated and face-to-face groups

Small Group Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-142

  Straus, Susan G ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030546595     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496496271006     Document Type: Article

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