Synergy between diversity and similarity in group-idea generation

Small Group Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 540-564

  Miura, Asako ^a   Hida, Misao ^b  

^a KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diversity; Group creativity; Idea generation; Similarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644266843     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496404264942     Document Type: Article

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