Persistence of Brainstorming Groups: How Do People Know When to Stop?

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-185

  Nijstad, Bernard A ^a   Stroebe, Wolfgang ^a   Lodewijkx, Hein F M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033484239     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1998.1374     Document Type: Article

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