Team Communication and Performance during Sustained Working Conditions

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 fatig...

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Main Authors: Harville, Donald L, Lopez, Nadia, Elliott, Linda R, Barnes, Christopher
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration and Management
AEDGE(AGENT ENABLED DECISION GROUP ENVIRONMENT)
AIR FORCE PERSONNEL
BATTLE MANAGEMENT
COMBAT SIMULATION
COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS
Command, Control and Communications Systems
COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
COOPERATION
COORDINATION
DECISION MAKING
ENCOURAGEMENT
FATIGUE(PHYSIOLOGY)
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
INFORMATION PROCESSING
MEASUREMENT
PE62202F
PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
PROBLEM SOLVING
Psychology
REACTION TIME
RESPONSE TIME
SLEEP DEPRIVATION
SLEEP LOSS
Sociology and Law
Stress Physiology
SUSTAINED OPERATIONS
TEAM COMMUNICATIONS
TEAM PERFORMANCE
TEAMS(PERSONNEL)
WUAFRL7757P904
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Summary: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. Prepared in collaboration with the Army Research Laboratory, USAIC-HRED Field Element, Fort Benning, GA and Michigan State University, Graduate School of Management, East Lansing, MI. The original document contains color images.