Anger and flaming in computer-mediated negotiation among strangers

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 660-672

  Johnson, Norman A ^a   Cooper, Randolph B ^a   Chin, Wynne W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Computer mediated negotiation; Flaming; Negotiation

Indexed keywords

ANGER; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED NEGOTIATION; FLAMING; NEGOTIATION;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 58849125233     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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