The Effects of Anonymity on GDSS Group Process With an Idea-Generating Task.

Author List: Jessup, Leonard M.; Connolly, Terry; Galegher, Jolene;

MIS Quarterly, 1990, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 313-321.

This study examines the influence of anonymity on group process in groups using a group decision support system (GDSS) with an idea-generating task. Group members whose contributions were anonymous generated more comments, were more critical and probing, and were more likely to embellish ideas proposed by others than were those whose contributions were identified by name. Implications for group support research are discussed.

Keywords: anonymity; group process and outcome; Group support systems; idea generation and evaluation

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#257	0.332	group support groups meeting gdss decision systems meetings technology study electronic ems task process communication computer-supported outcomes quality consensus face-to-face
#127	0.152	systems information research theory implications practice discussed findings field paper practitioners role general important key grounded researchers domain new identified
#55	0.055	attributes credibility wikis tools wiki potential consequences gis potentially expectancy shaping exploring related anonymous attribute employing life comment comments 2.0