Styles of group discussion in computer-mediated decision making

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-262

  Reid, Fraser J M ^a   Ball, Linden J ^b   Morley, Andrew M ^b   Evans, Jonathan St B T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031529157     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1997.tb01130.x     Document Type: Article

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