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Implications for problem‐solving groups of empirical research on ‘brainstorming’: A critical review of the literature

Fredric M. Jablin Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
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David R. Seibold Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech Communication, University of Illinois
Pages 327-356 | Published online: 01 Apr 2009

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