The effect of task complexity and conflict handling styles on computer-supported negotiations

Information and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Jain, Bharat A ^a   Solomon, Janet Stern ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict handling styles; Electronic meeting systems; Group decision support systems; Negotiation support systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (NSS);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033752369     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(99)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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