Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Information: Status Salience and Status Differences

Many studies have found that groups that interact by computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies are less prone to domination by high-status members than are face-to-face groups. We report here the results of three experiments designed to investigate participation and influence equality in mi...

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Published inAcademy of Management journal Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 1124 - 1151
Main Authors Weisband, Suzanne P., Schneider, Sherry K., Connolly, Terry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ada, Ohio, etc Academy of Management 01.08.1995
Subjects
College students
Communication
Computer ethics
Computer mediated communication
Computer mediated communications
Computer technology
Decision making
Equalization
Experiments
Graduate students
Group discussion
Group dynamics
Groupware
Influence
Participation
Social interaction
Social psychology
Status
Studies
Undergraduate students
Variance analysis
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Summary:Many studies have found that groups that interact by computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies are less prone to domination by high-status members than are face-to-face groups. We report here the results of three experiments designed to investigate participation and influence equality in mixed-status groups. Status differences persisted in both face-to-face and electronic groups. We suggest that status labels and impressions based on them have a larger impact on participation and influence than do communication media.
ISSN:0001-4273
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/256623