Autocracy bias in informal groups under need for closure

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-417

  Pierro, Antonio ^a,c   Mannetti, Lucia ^a   De Grada, Eraldo ^a   Livi, Stefano ^a   Kruglanski, Arie W ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autocratic leadership; Group bias; Group participation; Need for closure; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; LEADERSHIP; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; LEADERSHIP; PERCEPTUAL CLOSURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037216208     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203251191     Document Type: Article

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