Investigating linear and interactive effects of shared mental models on safety and efficiency in a field setting

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 523-535

  Smith Jentsch, Kimberly A ^a   Mathieu, John E ^b,d   Kraiger, Kurt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Air traffic control; Measurement; Mental models; Shared knowledge; Teams; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SAFETY;

EID: 20444469755     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.3.523     Document Type: Article

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