Effects of source expertise and physical distance on minority influence

Group Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-92

  Hart, Jason W ^a   Stasson, Mark F ^a   Karau, Steven J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Illinois University   (United States)

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EID: 18844430182     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.3.1.81     Document Type: Article

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