Leveraging diversity with information technology: Gender, attitude, and intervening influences in the use of group support systems

Small Group Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-71

  Gopal, Abhijit ^a   Miranda, Shaila M ^a   Robichaux, Barry P ^a   Bostrom, Robert P ^a  

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EID: 0031540703     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496497281002     Document Type: Article

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