Distribution of knowledge, group network structure, and group performance

Management Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 612-625

  Rulke, Diane L ^a   Galaskiewicz, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS;

GROUP NETWORK STRUCTURE; KNOWLEDGE DISTRIBUTION; MANAGEMENT SIMULATION GAMES; SMALL GROUPS;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0033718905     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.46.5.612.12052     Document Type: Article

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