Command Group Behaviors. Their Identification, Quantification, and Impact on Collective Output in Automated and Non-Automated Environments

Abstract

This report summarizes first year efforts and provides detailed results of the second year research efforts (of a three year project) to relate battalion commander and staff behavior to command group effectiveness. An initial methodology for relating behavior to effectiveness was developed; video and audio recordings of battalion command group participation in computer- assisted battle simulations were produced; recorded data were classified by military experts to assist in behavior analysis; and analyses of the data using the initial methodology were performed. Analyses of the data yielded inconclusive statistical correlations and judgmental evaluations between command group behavior and group effectiveness using the methodology. Changes to the initial methodology as well as improvements to the research laboratory are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144071

Entities

People

  • Charles F. Carter Jr.
  • Daniel C. Lockhart
  • Marcus S. Patton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Data Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Military Organizations
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radio Communications
  • Recording Systems
  • Reliability
  • Tape Recording
  • Video Recording
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.