Research Note. The Illusion of Electronic Brainstorming Productivity: Theoretical and Empirical Issues

Alain Pinsonneault, Henri Barki, R. Brent Gallupe and Norberto Hoppen
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Alain Pinsonneault: Faculty of Management, McGill University, 1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 1G5
Henri Barki: École des Hautes Études Commerciales, 3000 Chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T 1A7
R. Brent Gallupe: School of Business, Queens' University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
Norberto Hoppen: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Au Joao Pessoa, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Information Systems Research, 1999, vol. 10, issue 4, 378-380

Abstract: After discussing how group size might affect the effectiveness of electronic brainstorming (EBS) as an idea generating tool, Dennis and Valacich (1999) conclude that EBS is not likely to surpass nominal brainstorming for small groups, but that for large groups (i.e., nine or more members), “EBS offers clear performance benefits over nominal group brainstorming, as well as verbal brainstorming.” However, in our view, the existing theoretical and empirical evidence does not provide sufficient justification to clearly establish EBS' superiority over nominal brainstorming for large groups.

Keywords: Group Process; Brainstorming; Electronic Meeting Systems; Laboratory Study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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