Choosing none of the above: Persistence of negativity after group discussion and group decision refusal

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 525-538

  Nijstad, Bernard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Common knowledge effect; Decision refusal; Group decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249088225     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430208095404     Document Type: Article

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