Behavioral Reliability. A Review of Academic Literature and Organizational Programs.

Abstract

Behavior reliability describes the extent to which an individual's behavior is consistently effective, particularly in sensitive duty positions. Academic literature described in this report shows the effect on behavioral reliability of personal characteristics, environmental variables, stress, and coping. The correlates of substance abuse are described, and behavioral reliability itself is examined. Site visits at organizations with active behavioral reliability programs are discussed, and recommendations are made for an optimal reliability program. Keywords: Behavioral reliability, Coping, Environmental variables, Interactionism, Personal characteristics, Reliability of performance, Stress, Substance abuse.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1984
Accession Number
ADA166251

Entities

People

  • Bruce N. Barge
  • Ed Kemery
  • Leaetta M. Hough
  • Marvin D. Dunnette
  • Ruth Kanfer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Drug Abuse
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.