This article reviews recent empirical research on collective choice and collaborative problem
solving. Much of the collective choice research focuses on hidden profiles. A hidden profile …

The present study reviews problems in the political learning literature, including ambiguous
causality and a lack of specificity in linking communication content to learning outcomes. As …

Why do individuals say what they do during everyday face-to-face influence interactions?
How do people seek or resist compliance in different relational, institutional, and cultural …

Generally theorized and empirically examined as an organization phenomenon,
collaboration may be more productively explored from a mesolevel model that …

A key component of team performance is participation among group members. One
widespread organizational function that provides a stage for participation is the workplace …

Participation in small groups is a complex process, influenced by the competencies, abilities,
and behavior of both self and other as well as by the dynamic nature of discussion and the …

In every society groups rather than individuals are given responsibility for producing results
that individuals potentially could produce just as well, but without the benefits of group effort …

Organizations must provide appropriate work group structures and communication
technologies in order for work groups to function effectively and efficiently. This study …

The extent to which participants hold similar notions of an idealized group member was
expected to moderate the effect of information quantity on individual rates of participation …

This paper sketches a 2-step model of information processing in small groups in which the
process of communication influences the quantity and quality of information mentioned …