Improving team effectiveness using tactical decision games

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-336

  Crichton, Margaret T ^a  

^a People Factor Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; High hazard industries; Situation awareness; Tactical decision games; Team skills; Training

Indexed keywords

HIGH HAZARD INDUSTRIES; SITUATION AWARENESS; TACTICAL DECISION GAMES; TEAM SKILLS; TRAINING;

DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

HAZARDS;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; GAME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAM BUILDING; TRAINING;

EID: 58249094378     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.07.036     Document Type: Article

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