Decision making groups and teams [electronic resource] : an information exchange perspective / Steven D. Silver.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : information exchange in decision-making groups and teams -- 2. Background and framework -- 3. Dual motive agents in the information exchange of interactive groups and teams -- 4. Biases in member judgments of gains and losses in the information exchange of interactive groups and teams -- 5. Part A. Idea generation in interactive teams : conceptual model -- 5. Part B. Idea generation in interactive teams : empirical studies -- 6. Part A. Negative evaluations as information and affect in interactive groups and teams : dynamic model -- 6. Part B. Negative evaluations as information and affect in interactive groups and teams : empirical studies -- 7. Silence events as mediators of idea generation and information exchange in interactive teams : team structure and what members say and don't say -- 8. Part A. An interorganizational decision-making team and its subteams : status differentiation and information exchange-- 8. Part B. Frames and scripts in the information exchange of interorganizational teams and its subteams -- 9. Virutal teams as decision-making units : the social mediator of trust -- 10. Part A. Information exchange in decision making teams : integrative system -- 10. Part B. Information exchange in decision making teams : computational exercises -- 11. Technology for quality-maximizing objectives in decision-making teams -- 12. Summary and discussion.