A field experiment on GSS anonymity and group member status

J. Wilson; L. M. Jessup

doi:10.1109/HICSS.1995.375728

A field experiment on GSS anonymity and group member status

J. Wilson, L. M. Jessup

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted within Wausau Insurance Companies (Wausau) to determine the effects of GSS anonymity and status on group productivity and satisfaction. Professionals and managers within Wausau participated in GSS sessions to discuss ways to solve the problem of insurance fraud within their industry. Groups of four and five members interacted either with or without anonymity and either under equal status or unequal status. Anonymous groups generated more total comments, more unique ideas, and more ideas of higher rarity than did identified groups. Equal status group members were more satisfied than were unequal status group members.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	212-221
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	0818669306
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.1995.375728
State	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes
Event	28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995 - Wailea, United States Duration: Jan 3 1995 → Jan 6 1995

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Volume	4
ISSN (Print)	1530-1605

Conference

Conference	28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995
Country/Territory	United States
City	Wailea
Period	1/3/95 → 1/6/95

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Wilson, J., & Jessup, L. M. (1995). A field experiment on GSS anonymity and group member status. In Proceedings of the 28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995 (pp. 212-221). Article 375728 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; Vol. 4). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.1995.375728

A field experiment on GSS anonymity and group member status. / Wilson, J.; Jessup, L. M.
Proceedings of the 28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995. IEEE Computer Society, 1995. p. 212-221 375728 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; Vol. 4).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Wilson, J & Jessup, LM 1995, A field experiment on GSS anonymity and group member status. in Proceedings of the 28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995., 375728, Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, vol. 4, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 212-221, 28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995, Wailea, United States, 1/3/95. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.1995.375728

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