Exploring asynchronous brainstorming in large groups: A field comparison of serial and parallel subgroups

Human Factors

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-202

  De Vreede, Gert Jan ^a   Briggs, Robert O ^a   Reiter Palmon, Roni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

asynchronous collaboration; brainstorming; cognitive processes; comparison of serial and parallel subgroups; effort motivation; elaboration; group problem solving; group productivity and satisfaction; productivity; psychological states; reasoning; team performance; team problem solving; teams of teams

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS COLLABORATION; BRAINSTORMING; COGNITIVE PROCESS; COMPARISON OF SERIAL AND PARALLEL SUBGROUPS; EFFORT/MOTIVATION; ELABORATION; GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING; GROUP PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE; REASONING; TEAM PERFORMANCE; TEAM PROBLEM SOLVING; TEAMS OF TEAMS;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DECISION MAKING; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 77956821965     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809354748     Document Type: Article

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