Team Communication and Performance during Sustained Working Conditions

Abstract

The effects of prolonged working conditions on individual performance are well documented. In addition, military field studies, sports team studies, and field expeditions have been conducted in a sustained context. However, there have been few controlled, experimental studies on the effects of fatigue on complex decision making or team performance. The authors initiated a program of research to systematically investigate the effects of fatigue on measurable aspects of team communication, coordination, decision making, problem-solving, and performance. The results showed that as fatigue increased, the teams' performance decreased on both major outcomes measured, and 10 of the 12 types of verbal communication differed in the predicted direction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436425

Entities

People

  • Christopher Barnes
  • Donald L. Harville
  • Linda R. Elliott
  • Nadia Lopez

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Transfer
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.