The Power of Reputations: The Role of Third Party Information in the Admission of New Group Members

Group Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-166

  Stiff, Chris ^a   Van Vugt, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

commitment; public goods; reputations; social dilemma; socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949156376     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.12.2.155     Document Type: Article

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