Organizational and Environmental Factors in Health and Personnel Effectiveness: I. Introduction,
Abstract
The report is a general introduction to a large-scale study of environmental and organizational influences on health and personnel effectiveness. The background and history of the project are summarized, and the development of a social systems model for analyzing relationships between the individual and his environment in an organizational context is reviewed. Naval organizations may be viewed as social systems which have special problems due to crowding, noise and other physical stresses, and social deprivations while at sea. The possible importance of environmental and social factors in the etiology of diseases and injuries is emphasized, and the special problems of assessing environmental characteristics are considered. Theories of social stresses in disease etiology are described.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA006899
Entities
People
- E. K.Eric Gunderson
- Saul B. Sells
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center