Participation Matters: Psychological and Behavioral Consequences of Information Exclusion in Groups

Group Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 311-325

  Jones, Eric E ^a   Carter Sowell, Adrienne R ^b   Kelly, Janice R ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exclusion; Groups; Information sharing; Ostracism; Out of the loop

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755205310     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025547     Document Type: Article

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