Research on Training for Brigade Command Groups: Factors Contributing to Unit Combat Readiness

Abstract

This research examined the relationships between (1) brigade command group effectiveness in performance of Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP) during Computer Assisted Map Maneuver System (CAMMS) exercises and (2) the quality of performance within the brigade of certain organizational processes found in previous research to be related to combat effectiveness. Data were collected on 11 brigades. Seven of nine process dimensions were found to be highly correlated with Brigade Command Group Effectiveness as evaluated by exercise controllers. Furthermore, large significant correlations were found between the organizational process dimensions and a number of dimensions subsumed under the rubric Supervision and Control, which were also highly correlated with Brigade Command Group Effectiveness. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056054

Entities

People

  • B. L. Elder
  • Joseph A. Olmstead
  • Michael J. Baranick

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Human Resources
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Simulations
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).