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Accession Number:
AD0288687
Title:
MILITARY SMALL GROUP PERFORMANCE UNDER ISOLATION AND STRESS - CRITICAL REVIEW. I. INFORMAL, NATURAL GROUPS: DEVELOPMENT, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION
Corporate Author:
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIV FORT WORTH
Report Date:
1962-06-01
Abstract:
The principles of group development, formation of group structure, and functioning of informal, natural groups as a background and context for the study of the behavior of formal organizations are reviewed. It is the first of five literature reviews of scientific investigations of group behavior, isolation, and stress, focused on the problems of organization, management, supervision, and human relations at ACW sites in the Alaskan Air Command. Emphasis is placed here on the basic processes of group formation, development of group structure, social power and leadership, communication of information, and group norms as regulators of behavior. Implications for military commanders are discussed from the view-point that the military commander, at every level, is an appointed leader who must exploit principles of human behavior effectively in order fully to realize his role and accomplish his mission.
Descriptive Note:
Technical documentary rept.,
Pages:
0039
Distribution Statement:
Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited.
Contract Number:
AF41-(657)-323
File Size:
1.48MB
