Relevance of Tuckman's Group Dynamics in Contemporary Military: The Total-Group Setting

Abstract

The U.S. military trains its forces to handle almost any scenario laid before them - from office work to combat to leadership. In every environment they operate within a team, a group of highly diverse individuals. Their training involves learning how to work within teams or groups. Many institutions within the professional military education use Bruce Tuckman and Mary Ann Jensen's aging five stage group dynamic model to train leaders how to interact within a group, and how to guide subordinates through the five stages. The linear, flat format, limited group-setting research, and homogeneity of Tuckman and Jensen's model make it unsuitable for training today's military this paper offers an alternative method.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177296

Entities

People

  • Benjamin J. Iii Iannucci

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Group Dynamics
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Theoretical Analysis.