Strategic demonstration of problem solutions by groups: The effects of member preferences, confidence, and learning goals

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-52

  Aramovich, Nicholas P ^a   Larson, James R ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Demonstrability; Goals; Group decision making; Group problem solving; Group process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877313895     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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