Mediating Group Influence with a Group Support System: An Experimental Investigation

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-126

  Clapper, Danial L ^a   McLean, Ephraim R ^b   Watson, Richard T ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW); Electronic meeting systems; Group influence; Group support systems (GSS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041792693     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327744joce0802_2     Document Type: Article

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