Effects of Workload on Communication Processes in Decision Making Teams

Abstract

This report is a continuation of the research first described by Bowers and his coil (Bowers, Urban, and Morgan, 1992), and attempts to investigate those variables which, according to a broad model of team performance, might contribute to a more thorough understanding of team decision making. While the goal of the previous study was to determine the relative effects of two different team structures and two workload levels on team processes and performance, the current investigation incorporated a third structure into the previously employed design. The team structure that was simulated in the current study is a structure that is prevalent in organizations and operational environments, and hence, enhances generalizability to operational teams. Therefore, this report describes the evaluation of the relative performance effectiveness of these three structures under two levels of workload, as well as the identification of team coordination processes associated with effective decision making within these groups. Team decision making, Communication, Structure, Workload.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275894

Entities

People

  • Ben B. Morgan Jr.
  • Clint A. Bowers
  • Julie M. Urban
  • Susan D. Monday

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Flight Crews
  • Information Processing
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Naval Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

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  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Organizational Psychology.