Towards an understanding of macrocognition in teams: Developing and defining complex collaborative processes and products

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 250-271

  Fiore, Stephen M ^a   Smith Jentsch, Kimberly A ^a   Salas, Eduardo ^a   Warner, Norman ^b   Letsky, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

collaborative problem solving; external cognition; knowledge building; macrocognition in teams; team cognition; team performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956822630     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639221003729128     Document Type: Article

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