Group communication during resource dilemmas: 2. Effects of harvest limit and reward asymmetry

Communication Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-91

  Pavitt, Charles ^a   Zingerman, Vera ^b   Towey, Erin ^b   McFeeters, Courtney ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b University of Delaware ^*

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Resource dilemma; Small group discussion; Social norm

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644445590     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650205283102     Document Type: Article

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