Order effects and memory for evidence in individual versus group decision making in auditing

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-88

  Ahlawat, Sunita S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Group decision making; Memory; Order effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444455326     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0771(199903)12:1<71::AID-BDM308>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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