Nonlinear dynamics of team performance and adaptability in emergency response

Human Factors

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-172

  Guastello, Stephen J ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; adaptive capabilities; chaos; cognitive processes; collaboration; complex adaptive system; coordination; decision making; dynamic decision processes; effort motivation; emergency response; emergency response performance; game theory; Lyapunov exponent; natural disasters; naturalistic decision making; nonlinear dynamical systems theory; nonlinear dynamics; nonlinear regression analysis; psychological states; self organization; Stag Hunt; team adaptability; team size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE CAPABILITIES; CHAOS; COGNITIVE PROCESS; COLLABORATION; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COORDINATION; DYNAMIC DECISION PROCESSES; EFFORT/MOTIVATION; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; LYAPUNOV EXPONENT; NATURAL DISASTERS; NATURALISTIC DECISION MAKING; NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; STAG HUNT; TEAM ADAPTABILITY; TEAM SIZE;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CHAOS THEORY; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COORDINATION REACTIONS; DECISION THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DISASTERS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; GAME THEORY; LYAPUNOV FUNCTIONS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; METAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR FEEDBACK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SYSTEM THEORY;

DECISION MAKING;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GAME; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STUDENTS;

EID: 77956863672     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809359003     Document Type: Article

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