MILITARY SMALL GROUP PERFORMANCE UNDER ISOLATION AND STRESS - CRITICAL REVIEW. I. INFORMAL, NATURAL GROUPS: DEVELOPMENT, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION

Abstract

The principles of group development, formation of group structure, and functioning of informal, natural groups as a background and context for the study of the behavior of formal organizations are reviewed. It is the first of five literature reviews of scientific investigations of group behavior, isolation, and stress, focused on the problems of organization, management, supervision, and human relations at AC+W sites in the Alaskan Air Command. Emphasis is placed here on the basic processes of group formation, development of group structure, social power (and leadership), communication of information, and group norms as regulators of behavior. Implications for military commanders are discussed from the view-point that the military commander, at every level, is an appointed leader who must exploit principles of human behavior effectively in order fully to realize his role and accomplish his mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0288687

Entities

People

  • Saul B. Sells

Organizations

  • Texas Christian University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behavior
  • Labor Unions
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Standards
  • Teamwork
  • Trust (Psychology)

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
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