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From: reggie@dinsdale.nm.paradyne.com (George W. Leach)
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Subject: Re: GroupThink
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Date: 11 Jan 90 14:38:00 GMT
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In article <90010.110838UH2@PSUVM.BITNET> UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) writes:

>I doubt that we are good enough social engineers yet to really control
>or predict the amount of groupthinkness that this or that system might
>embody.  Telephones "encourage" teletag, while email doesn't.  That's
>simply one of the differences between those two media.

    Dr. Hiltz (EIES) is a sociologist.

>The degree to which the Information Lens, Coordinator, EIES, UseNet, or
>whatever do or do not contribute to groupthink is a question for
>empirical study, and will characterize them (in part, of course) as
>we discuss them in the future.


%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%A Murray Turoff
%T The Evolution of User Behavior in a Computerized Conferencing System
%J Communications of the ACM
%V 24
%N 11
%D November 1981
%P 739-751

%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%T Impact of a Computerized Conferencing System upon use of other
%T Communication Modes
%J Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computer Communication
%C London, England
%D 7-10 September 1982
%P 577-582

%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%A Murray Turoff
%A K. Johnson
%A C. Aronovitch
%T Equality, Dominance and Group Decision Making:
%T Results of a Controlled Experiment on Face to Face Vs. Computer
%T Mediated Discussions
%J Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Computer Communication
%C Atlanta, USA
%D 27-30 October 1980
%P 343-348

%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%A Murray Turoff
%T Applications and Impacts of Computerized Conferencing in the 
%T Multi-National Organization
%J Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Computer Communication
%C Kyoto, Japan
%D 26-29 September 1978
%P 711-716


%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%T Impact of a Computerized Conferencing System upon Scientific 
%T Research Specialties
%J Journal of Research Communication Studies
%V 1
%D 1978
%P 111-124


%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%T Experiments and Experiences with Computerized Conferencing
%B Emerging Office Systems
%B based on Proceedings of the Stanford University International
%B Symposium on Office Automation
%E Robert M. Landau
%E James H. Bair
%E Jean H. Siegman
%I Ablex Publishing Corporation, Norwood, New Jersey 07648
%D 1980
%P 187-204

%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%T The Human Element in Computerized Conferencing Systems
%J Computer Networks
%V 2
%D 1978
%P 421-428

%A Starr Roxanne Hiltz
%T Computer Conferencing: Assessing the Social Impact of a New
%T Communications Medium
%J Technological Forecasting and Social Change
%V 10
%D 1977
%P 225-238

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