The Impact of Cross-Training on Team Functioning: An Empirical Investigation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1996
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1518/001872096778940741
Abstract
The effects of cross-training (presence vs. absence) and workload (high vs. low) on team processes, communication, and task performance were examined. Eighty male undergraduate students were randomly assigned to one of four training conditions: cross-training, low workload; cross-training, high workload; no cross-training, low workload; and no cross-training, high workload. Results indicated that cross-training was an important determinant of effective teamwork process, communication, and performance. Predicted interactions between cross-training and workload were not supported. Implications for the design and implementation of cross-training as a means to improve team functioning are discussed.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Human Factors, v. 38, issue 1, p. 87-100
Scholar Commons Citation
Volpe, Catherine E.; Cannon-Bowers, Janis A.; Salas, Eduardo; and Spector, Paul E., "The Impact of Cross-Training on Team Functioning: An Empirical Investigation" (1996). Psychology Faculty Publications. 661.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/661
