COGWHEEL: A FILM STORY OF SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY'S ACTIVITIES

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Abstract:

Cogwheel is a 30-minute sound film that shows a 40-man Air Force crew operating an air-defense direction center in the Systems Research Laboratory at The RAND Corporation. It traces the development of the Cogwheel crew as an organization, illustrates the complexities of direction-center operations, brings out some of the problems of studying systems in a laboratory, and demonstrates the realism in human behavior and environment building that can be attained in laboratory studies of this kind.

Author(s):
Chapman, Robert L. ; Weiner, Milton G.
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Pagination:
0003

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RAND/P-753
Monitor Series:
USAF
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*GROUP DYNAMICS, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, MOTION PICTURES, AIR FORCE PERSONNEL, DEFENSE SYSTEMS, PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), BEHAVIOR, LEARNING, SIMULATION, STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Operations Research, Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
Keyword(s):
ORGANIZATION THEORY, COGWHEEL PROJECT
Report Date:
1955 Sep 21