Titre du document / Document title

Computer brainstorms: more heads are better than one

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

DENNIS A. R. ⁽¹⁾ ; VALACICH J. S. ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Univ. Georgia, Terry coll. business, dep. management, Athens GA 30602, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Research has consistently found nominal group brainstorming (in which members work separately without communicating) to be superior to brainstorming in which group members interact verbally. This article presents the results of an experiment that found the reverse to be true for computer-mediated electronic brainstorming. In this experiment, 12-member electronically interacting groups generated more ideas than did 12-member nominal groups, and there were no differences between 6-member electronic and 6-member nominal groups. The authors attribute these results to the ability of electronic brainstorming to introduce few process losses(production blocking, evaluation apprehension, and free riding) while enabling process gains (synergy and the avoidance of redundant ideas)

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of applied psychology   ISSN 0021-9010   CODEN JAPGBP 

Source / Source

1993, vol. 78, n^o4, pp. 531-537 (26 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, ETATS-UNIS  (1917) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Experimental study ; Interpersonal relation ; Performance ; Social group ; Computer aid ; Social interaction ; Human ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Etude expérimentale ; Relation interpersonnelle ; Performance ; Groupe social ; Assistance ordinateur ; Interaction sociale ; Homme ; Brainstorming ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Estudio experimental ; Relación interpersonal ; Rendimiento ; Grupo social ; Asistencia ordenador ; Interacción social ; Hombre ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 3007, 35400004760501.0010