Adaptability in Coalition Teamwork: Leader and Team Adaptability in Multi-National Coalitions (LTAMC) (Adaptabilite dans le travail d'equipe en Coalition: Adaptabilite des chefs et des equipes dans les coalitions multinationales).

摘要

Coalitions are the norm in today's global theatre of operations with future operations regularly consisting of multiple branches of military service, government and non-government agencies, and nations. Several decades of research have led to the identification of dimensions of culture that shape behaviour in both civilian and military settings. Depending upon the situation that a coalition team encounters, any cultural perspective could be useful. Needed are models, methods, and tools that support rapid development of effective teams comprised of individuals that: a) Understand their own culturally based biases and predisposition to action; b) Recognize the need to adapt to cultural diversity; c) Understand how to adapt; and importantly d) Choose to adapt. To address these requirements, an international team of military research scientists collaborated to study operational-level military teamwork. Field data were collected via questionnaires, observation, and semistructured interviews on the impact of culture, organization, language, and other individual and group difference on teamwork at two Command Post Exercises in Italy and Portugal and at Allied Command Transformation HQ in USA. National resources were utilized in a complex, multinational, distributed team laboratory experiment investigating information sharing, situation awareness, and performance on multinational teams. Findings from these activities are reported.