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Team performance is a function, in part, of team cohesion: a dynamic process that is reflected in the tendency of a group to remain united in the pursuit of its goals and objectives (Carron 1982). We propose that a multi-modal measurement approach that integrates data from a variety of sources is critical to forming a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between team cohesion and performance, and can afford measurement of the hard-to-assess social component of team cohesion. Moreover, the use of a multi-modal measurement technique can afford flexibility in measuring across a variety of environments and selecting the most relevant measurement tools to minimize the technical footprint required for the assessment of teams and individuals in an operational environment.
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Knott, C.C., Geyer, A., Sidman, J., Wiese, E. (2011). Multi-Modal Measurement Approach to Team Cohesion. In: Schmorrow, D.D., Fidopiastis, C.M. (eds) Foundations of Augmented Cognition. Directing the Future of Adaptive Systems. FAC 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6780. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21852-1_38
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