Some liberating effects of anonymous electronic brainstorming

Small Group Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-178

  Cooper, William H ^a   Gallupe, R Brent ^c   Pollard, Sandra ^c   Cadsby, Jana ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Voyageur Insurance   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032386636     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496498292001     Document Type: Article

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