Expertise in group problem solving: Recognition, social combination, and performance

Group Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-290

  Bonner, Bryan L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MENTAL TASK; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 11144318838     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.8.4.277     Document Type: Article

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