Improving decision making by means of dissent

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-58

  Nemeth, Charlan Jeanne ^a   Connell, Joanie B ^a   Rogers, John D ^a   Brown, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034747547     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02481.x     Document Type: Article

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