The Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change (Scholarly Articles): Recent submissions
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Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of CRM training: A survey of UK aviation operators.
(2002)This study examines the techniques which UK aviation operators are employing to evaluate crew resource management (CRM) training. A questionnaire designed to elicit information on the methods used in industry to evaluate ... -
Developing a method for evaluating CRM skills: A European perspective.
(Taylor & Francis, 2002-11)The European Commission in conjunction with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (Human Factors Project Advisory Group) has been sponsoring a series of studies investigating a culturally robust method for the evaluation ... -
Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of CRM training: A literature review.
(Ashgate, 2002)This review paper examines the methods used to evaluate Crew Resource Management (CRM) training in 48 published studies from aviation (40) and other industries. The training evaluation techniques are categorised in terms ... -
The nontechnical causes of diving accidents: Can U.S. Navy divers learn from other industries?
(Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Society, 2007)Although U.S. Navy diving is remarkably safe, because of the high-risk environment in which military divers work, accidents and mishaps do occur. Failures in leadership and situation awareness (particularly in risk and ... -
HFACS with an additional level of granularity: validity and utility in accident analysis.
(2008)Introduction: This paper represents an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the Department of Defense's Human Factors Analysis and Classification (DOD-HFACS) system. DOD-HFACS delineates the human factors causes of ... -
Crew resource management training effectiveness: A meta-analysis and some critical needs
(Taylor and Francis, 2008)Empirical studies of crew resource management (CRM) training effectiveness were subjected to meta-analysis. Sixteen CRM evaluation studies were found to fulfill the a priori criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The ... -
Torso heating of divers in cold water.
(2009-07)Cold water immersion could compromise both the effectiveness and safety of a diver. This paper reports an evaluation of the utility of providing external heating to divers in cold water. Methods: Seven U.S. Navy divers ... -
A Comparison of Leading and Lagging Indicators of Safety In Naval Aviation
(2010-07)Background: The purpose of this paper is to examine the results of two different methods of identifying human factors safety concerns in U.S. Naval aviation. In both studies, the information was collected using the Department ... -
Evaluation of a human factors analysis and classification system as used by trained raters.
(2010-10)In this study 22 military officers used DOD-HFACS to classify information obtained from an interview with an individual who had been involved in an aviation incident in which the potential for serious injury had been high. -
Identifying the team skills required by nuclear operations personnel.
(Elsevier, 2008-11)The purpose of this study was to identify the team skills required by nuclear power plant operations team members. An initial domain familiarization consisted of a review of company documentation, observations in the control ... -
Addressing human error within the Irish healthcare system.
(Irish Medical Organisation, 2011-02)Research shows that human error, as opposed to mechanical failure, is the major causal factor of industrial and transportation accidents. The same is true in healthcare. This paper briefly discusses five human error reduction ... -
The development of a prototype behavioral marker system for U.S Navy Officers of the Deck
(2011)The Officer of the Deck (OOD) of a U.S Navy ship is in charge of the safe and proper operation of the ship, and accountable to the Commanding Officer for every event that occurs during his or her OOD watch. This paper ... -
Stress training enhances novice pilot performance in a stressful operational flight
(Sage, 2011-06)This study investigated whether stress training introduced during the acquisition of simulator- based flight skills enhances pilot performance during subsequent stressful flight operations in an actual aircraft. Despite ... -
An evaluation of the effectiveness of bridge resource management training
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)Bridge Resource Management (BRM) is the maritime equivalent of crew resource management (CRM), and has been used in the civilian maritime industry for over a decade. An evaluation was carried out of the effectiveness of ... -
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the U.S Navy's crew resource management program
(Inderscience, 2012)Although every U.S. Naval aviator receives annual Crew Resource Management (CRM) training designed to improve mission effectiveness, the program has not been formally evaluated in the last decade. To assess the adequacy ... -
Measuring safety climate in the aviation industry: A review and recommendations for the future.
(Elsevier, 2011)This paper reviews 23 studies that have examined safety climate within commercial and military aviation. The safety climate factors identified in the aviation safety climate questionnaires were found to be consistent with ... -
Third Stream Activities: Company Formation - Issues, Challenges and Implications
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Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development
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Environmental Voluntary Approaches: The Irish Experience.
(Irish Academy of Management, 2004)