Title

Measuring team knowledge: A window to the cognitive underpinnings of team performance

Authors

Authors

N. J. Cooke; P. A. Kiekel; E. Salas; R. Stout; C. Bowers;J. Cannon-Bowers

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Group Dyn.-Theory Res. Pract.

Keywords

MENTAL MODELS; IMPACT; Psychology, Social

Abstract

The authors report an effort aimed at developing and evaluating measures of taskwork and teamwork team knowledge for teams in which members differ in knowledge backgrounds. These measures were used in a study with 36 teams to explore the cognitive underpinnings of team performance variations due to cross-training regime. The authors demonstrate that these measures are valid and provide team performance information that complements outcome and behavioral measures. Teams exposed to full cross-training acquired more taskwork and teamwork knowledge than control teams or teams exposed to a conceptual version of cross-training. Measures of team knowledge provide information regarding team task performance critical for system design and training programs.

Journal Title

Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice

Volume

119

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

179

Last Page

199

WOS Identifier

WOS:000185988900046

ISSN

1089-2699

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