The Impact of Role Training in a User-driven Group Support System Environment

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-296

  Vician, Chelley ^a   Desanctis, Gerardine ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group decision making; Group decision support systems; Group support systems; Roles; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034405209     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008775123994     Document Type: Article

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