Argument and decision making in computer-mediated groups

Journal of Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 302-320

  Lemus, Daisy R ^a   Seibold, David R ^b   Flanagin, Andrew J ^c   Metzger, Miriam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 2642535138     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/54.2.302     Document Type: Article

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