Small group decision-making in face-to-face and computer-mediated environments: The role of personality

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-218

  Thatcher, Andrew ^a   De la Cour, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

PERSONALITY;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142227701     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929031000117071     Document Type: Article

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