The sampling of critical, unshared information in decision-making groups: The role of an informed minority

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-113

  Stewart, Dennis D ^a   Stasser, Garold ^b  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032326133     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199801/02)28:1<95::AID-EJSP847>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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