Mixed- & Homogeneous-Culture Military Team Performance on a Simulated Mission: Effects of Age, Computer-Game Experience

Abstract

In order to investigate the performance of mixed- versus homogeneous-culture four-person military teams, the NATO Human Factors and Medicine Panel (HFM-138) on "Adaptability in Multinational Coalitions" conducted a computer-based experiment. This paper examines the role of age, computer-game experience, and English proficiency as confounding variables in explaining the results. A key finding is that differences among national groups disappear when the effects of the confounds are removed, but the mixed-culture teams now have the best performance. Some reasons for these findings and the implications for military selection, training, and procedures are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA518848

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  • Air Force
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  • Analysis Of Variance
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