Effects of training on idea generation in groups

Small Group Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 523-541

  Baruah, Jonali ^a,b   Paulus, Paul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstorming; Group creativity; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149122531     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496408320049     Document Type: Article

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