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The Role of Metaphors in Fostering Macrocognitive Processes in Distributed Teams

Authors: Susan Mohammed; Michael McNeese; Vincent Mancuso; Katherine Hamilton; Rachel Tesler; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV STATE COLLEGE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS
Abstract:
This grant project integrated research on team cognition, temporal dynamics, and storytelling towards the goal of improving team coordination and performance in distributed decision making teams. Specifically, the three overall research objectives were: 1) To integrate and empirically investigate information sharing, team mental models, and situational awareness to understand their differential effects on team outcomes 2) to infuse a temporal focus into the study of team cognition and team outcomes to better reflect the context of organizational and military teams and 3) to investigate how storytelling (complex form of metaphor) can be used as a team training intervention to improve team cognition and collaboration.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Final rept. 1 May 2008-30 Apr 2012
Pages: 52
Report Date: 30 Jul 2012
Contract Number: N00014-08-1-0887
Report Number: A716365
Keywords relating to this report:
COGNITION
DECISION MAKING
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
INTERVENTION
MENTAL ABILITY
MODELS
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
TEAMS(PERSONNEL)
TRAINING
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