Sparking creativity: Improving electronic brainstorming with individual cognitive priming

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 195-216

  Dennis, Alan R ^a   Minas, Randall K ^a   Bhagwatwar, Akshay P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; creativity; electronic brainstorming; idea generation; individual cognition; priming; virtual groups

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAMES;

COLLABORATION; CREATIVITY; ELECTRONIC BRAINSTORMINGS; IDEA GENERATION; INDIVIDUAL COGNITION; PRIMING; VIRTUAL GROUP;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84880246866     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222290407     Document Type: Article

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