A Cognitive Three-Process Model of Computer-Mediated Group Interaction

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 431-456

  Whitworth, Brian ^a   Gallupe, Brent ^b   Mcqueen, Robert ^c  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CMC; Conformity; CSCW; Group agreement; Groupware; GSS; Social identity; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034359758     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008780324737     Document Type: Article

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