Selecting and Classifying the Good Sailor Exploring the Non-Cognitive Predictors of Expert Team Performance in Complex Technological Contexts

Abstract

The research used the C-TEAM computer microworld to investigate non-cognitive factors that are associated with effective team performance in complex technological environments. Sixteen four-person teams were longitudinally tracked over a six-week period whilst they performed an air-traffic control task of varying complexity. Results indicated that personality characteristics, specifically conscientiousness, predict team performance, but that this relationship is moderated by the aggregation method. Contrary to most research and theory, our data indicated that team cohesiveness is an outcome, not a predictor, of team performance. Results also Indicated that teams performed better when they developed cohesive, task-specific mental models. The current data is being used to further investigate the competencies and non-cognitive factors that are associated with distributed team performance in digital environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA409067

Entities

People

  • Clive J. Fullagar
  • James Shanteau
  • Scott Hemenover

Organizations

  • Kansas State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Classification
  • Computers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Human Resources
  • Judgment
  • Military Applications
  • Operations Research
  • Personal Computers
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Traffic

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.